Electricbones’s Weblog

my heart. (see above)

currently trying my hardest to write a paper on poverty and minority families and creating an intervention program to help these at risk families. RAR. to say the least, its becoming really frustrating. it just boggles my mind how pompous I’m sounding in my paper… but i honestly cant help it because it has to be FOUR pages. “to be successful in the real world you have to learn to be concise” (so says my prof). but this conciseness makes me feel like im sacrificing what i wish i could say instead… and sounding like i really agree with myself when i don’t…

it really breaks my heart though to hear these stats over and over again… “being a minority, single parent families, low levels of education, changing family structure… lead(s) to increased risk of poverty” we know we know we know why people end up in poverty… we have know forever. why isnt this changing? are we digging ourselves into a hole trying to set up these prevention programs that only label the populace as “victims who need help”? have we put them in a position where they cannot break through the poverty cycle (it really is one) and just stay there because our programs to help these people “in need” are just creating jobs for ourselves? are those people thinking we are stupid for trying to change them because they are fine where they are? maybe?

or are there people who want help and they cant get it because there are no programs in their neighborhood to educate them and get them on the track to a better life that they wish they could understand because they have only read about them in books? are there children who wish they could do their homework but cant concentrate because the TV is too loud and they live in a one room apartment and there is no safe place for them to study? are there people starving and wishing that there was a soup kitchen… just for today so that they can sit down to dinner with their family? maybe?

maybe only Jesus. maybe only someone, and not so many somethings. we try to set up programs that seem like what people need. but i think people need to know they have a Savior. they have someone who cares and who wants them to live out the Gospel and love their families and their neighbors. poop on programs and lack of programs right now. i want the world to know its redeemable quality thought Christ. and know things about His love, and His grace and His faithfulness to us because we are His servants to the world….because every sin on Him was laid so that we may LIVE.

Jesus we need You. in our overeducated minds that convince us we dont need you there we need You… in our apartments and dorms we need You… in our churches we need You… at the Food Bank we need You… in the suburbs we need You… in the inner city we need You…