Go and watch the youtube clip from Christian Aid about their aims
This Christian Aid clip tells you more about their campaign for this year.
It is never easy to see the world through someone else’s eyes. Some would say it is not possible. But then we tend to try the impossible when it comes to the Big tasks.
We come in from the garden, or some exercise and we say ‘I am parched’ – we are. But when we put it in context I am not sure we know at all what it is to be thirsty. 10 litres a day compared to 200 litres. Ruth Jesson tried it for a week – can you imagine what it would be like for life. It might make you question if it was worth living, …
Not about making you feel guilty, although you might end up feeling guilty.
But guilt is no good at all without the transforming power of love.
It might make you feel angry but that too has to be channelled in the right way – to action.
Christians believe that God came and lived amongst us in his son Jesus. God wore our glasses, he has seen the world from behind our eyes.
We are left with our 200 litres of water a day, but what will we do with it? If we see the world through other people’s eyes how will we respond? (Oh, by the way the toilets are out of action – there is no water for tea either this evening)“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why:
I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.’
Matthew 25;34-36 The Message