The events that transpired this past week in and near Boston were like a zit on top of a wart - there was no ignoring them! That is, unless one has the ability to ignore the most painfully obvious things, but then again most of us wonder about the people who have such an "ability" and just shake our heads in pity for their general ineptitude. Well, anyway, some of the events, such as a bombing and an execution-style shooting, showed the deepest and darkest side of humanity. They exposed a certain ugliness and profound evil. For those affected by the lockdown, it was almost as if our lives just came to an eerie standstill.
But something beautiful happened in the midst of all the ugliness. People reached out to help those in need, beyond what they normally would have done. They even put their concern for their fellow man ahead of their concern for their own safety. These people were mostly complete strangers to one another - not likely to have met before nor ever again. Yet they reached out anyway with no expectation of any personal gain. Each one acted as a gift of self rather than serving oneself. In the midst of all the cold blood, a warm ray of hope came shining through, showing the pure goodness of humanity, showing that it could never be taken away from us no matter how bad things got.
Revelation 7: 9, 14b-17
John 10: 27-30
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