Lam. 4, 5; Ezekiel 1 [The Message]

Try reading or listening to Ezekiel in a contemporary translation. If an Old Testament prophet had never seen or heard a jet airplane, I think that’s how he would have described it.

Living as we do in the U.S., we never see or feel the sting of abject poverty or hunger as described by Jeremiah in his lament. Yes, there are countries such as Haiti who live in very bad conditions, but we probably have never seen it ourselves.

First, we should be extremely grateful for the blessings we consider normal. Secondly, we can pray for those in suffering right now and support benevolence organizations who provide aid. Although it’s inconceivable, we should pray for our future and that of our offspring that they will escape suffering in future days.

The Lord looks after His own.