In a recent blog post, Lynne Hybels
spoke of her commitment to join Bread for the World and other
Christian leaders in fasting and prayer on behalf of the world's most vulnerable on the 21st of each month .
By example, Hybels encourages us to
fast and pray for those experiencing physical hunger on a regular
basis and for those whose decisions affect them. To pray for our own hearts
to be broken more deeply for the vulnerable and marginalized. She also shares many other valid prayer points and concludes with the prayer, she
says, “that has so often changed the trajectory of my life: God,
what is mine to do?”
My discomfort today reminds me that too
many in our world live most every day with hunger pangs. But my discomfort also provokes me to action. As it should. Because the
kind of fasting the Lord expects is the kind that loosens the chains
of injustice and shares food with the needy (Isaiah 58:6-9).
I know I can't do everything or be everywhere, but I can ask, O Lord, what's mine to do? Friends, let's join together to fervently fast and pray, and then let's decisively act on behalf of the hungry and the oppressed in our world today.
Visit Bread for the World
for ideas on how you can be involved.
Likewise, consider contacting local
ministries in your area (like The Rescue Mission in
Fort Wayne).
Wherever
you are, feel free to share a link in the comment section (here or on
Facebook) to a non-profit, a ministry, or even a missionary dedicated
to ending hunger, poverty, and injustice.
