Can I be honest? When it comes to blind spots, I feel like there are so many holes in my field of vision it's worse than Swiss cheese. No one told me that half of the people in the world get by on less each day than I used to get from the tooth fairy! My whole worldview has been affected by the culture I was brought up in. Why didn't my parents tell me that for every tooth I lost a magical fairy would bring some hungry family in the world food for a day? I'll tell you why, because I was a kid, and a kid has no concept or concern for people halfway around the world. But, guess what, I'm not a kid anymore, and I'm guessing you're not either. So what's our excuse now? If we're adults, or at least one our way to adulthood, why are we still acting like kids? Why do we still prefer to use most (if not all) of our wealth and possessions for our own pleasure rather than giving it to people who really NEED it? ...are we waiting for the "charity fairy" to take care of it for us?
Personal:
Where are your blind spots?
Action:
1. List three blind spots you have when it comes to poverty and injustice. Where do you think these blind spots came from, and how can you get rid of them?
2. Did you watch the awareness video? Check it out on the "six week quest" website under "Fill the Hole." What does this video teach us about awareness? Check out the resources link below and look at the statistics. How many of these statistics were you aware of before? Why is it important for people to know this type of information? What sort of difference should it make in our lives once we become aware? Should it change the way we live?
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Though God has revealed some blind spots to me, to be honest, I don't think we'll see all of our blind spots until we're in heaven just because we are so deeply immersed in our cultures.
ReplyDeleteFor example, Bernard of Clairvaux is sort of known for all his talk about love. He is also the theologian of the Crusades. When I heard about this--well, what I would call a contradiction--my brother pointed out that it was his culture. We all have cultural blinders--possibly massive ones--that we will not see until God reveals them to us.
and going on from what Rachel says, we often time get immersed in ourselves. . I think that is a big blindspot. . thinking of us too often. . .instead of putting ourselves last.
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