This quote was written by a woman who I used to attend church with in Stillwater. Her blog chronicals her family's story, which began with a missions trip to Ethiopia, where her heart was broken for the children there, and has recently culminated in them bringing home a beautiful baby boy who they adopted from an orphanage. She's talked both on her blog and in church about how God broke her heart for Ethiopia.
I really feel like praying for God to break our hearts for the things that break his is a beautiful idea. There are so many heartbreaking things in the world, but if each of us would open our hearts to just one thing, and work to make a difference, maybe we could aleviate some of this heartbreak.
The recent earthquake in Haiti has broken the hearts of millions of people, who have given millions of dollars to countless charities. It doesn't matter what charity you donate to, if you can let your heart be broken and help in some way, that's what's important. Here's a bipartisan charity helping Haiti if you are interested.
At home, we have plenty of opportunities to donate or volunteer for causes that break our hearts as well. Homelessness, cancer, hunger, abused children, hospice, children's hospitals, research for cures for diseases, church missions.....the list can go on and on. If you don't know where to start, just google the topic you are interested in and the name of your city. You'll find options easily.
I hope that you will join in Rande's prayer and that you will seek out something that you can do in your community to try and stop the heartbreak for you and for God. I realize that not all of us are prepared or able to adopt a baby from an orphanage in a third world country. But all of us can do something. Even if you aren't able to give financially, these organiztions can always use people's time, their thoughts, and their prayers.
Praying for a broken heart was never something I had thought of before, but it's something I certainly include in my prayers now. Hopefully by my heart being broken, I can do something to help the heartbreak suffered by others.
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