Needing adjustment

The global situation is one that I find near impossible to comprehend.  I live in a safe, economically thriving part of the world and I have caught myself ready to complain about the most insignificant of situations.

Meanwhile, somewhere far, far away, blood is being spilled on parched ground as mothers cry uncontrolled tears for the loss of life, their beloved have been exterminated and they too may come to the same end. Before that same blood has seeped deep into the dust and that same dust has hidden completely this enemy's bold intention to horrify all of mankind with its cruelty; it is more telling and cruel that the world itself sits idly by, seemingly unmoved, unshaken by what is taking place.

Suddenly the terrible traffic on my highway to town is merely an inconvenience.  The price of fuel, the bad Internet connection and the horrible selection of fresh fruit and vegetables in the local grocery all seem very futile.  In my mind I hear those mothers cry and I want desperately to reach out and pull them into my arms and hold them.  My first world troubles seem foolish and I am ashamed.

Father may the world be shaken by your mighty hand.  Father reveal yourself to those who are seeking your face so that they would not be afraid but instead confident in your promises.  You are the Alpha and the Omega, you alone know the beginning and the end of all things, may your mercy be felt in the trembling hearts that are unsure of what they have always believed.  Make your way known to them that have not heard, and remind those that have heard but have not chosen. Father quicken apathetic hearts that the prayers of your saints would be set against the enemy and all forces of evil that would try to steal what is not for the taking would be left powerless.  In the name of your precious Son, Jesus.  Amen