Poverty is a topic that we avoid, at least in my family of origin.
We live comfortable lives, with plenty to eat and a roof over our heads.
We have a little bit extra so we can have computer access, or cable TV, or a collection of something or another.
Granted, so often those of us with, don’t even see those without. They are invisible because they don’t inhabit the same location. They are elsewhere: in rural areas, in the part of the city we don’t visit, in other countries entirely. It’s easier to ignore them when they aren’t there.
But they are there.
I challenge the few people who read this blog to think about just one thing they can to do alleviate poverty each day through the end of 2006. Drop a penny (or a dollar) in the red salvation army bucket. Buy an extra can of chili at the store and take it by the food bank. Make an online donation to the Salvation Army — or the food bank. Donate that unused jacket to the homeless shelter, or the shelter for battered women.
After giving thanks for your blessings:
What can you do to make the world a better place — in a very material way — today?