A Prayer for the Poor

A Prayer for the Poor Poverty can paralyze us. Think about if you’ve ever been to a missions conference, stumbled across a documentary about a third world country, or watched an ad for an organization that provides food for needy children… In that case, you know what we’re talking about (even if the ad kind of annoyed you at first because you were just trying to listen to music on YouTube).  Experiences like this unnerve us because a) not all of us feel like we have much to give and b) it feels weird clicking on a link in a YouTube video to give money to an organization we know nothing about and c) we might feel overwhelmed by just how much need there is in the world. But…… we also know we should be generous with what we have, and we feel convicted to help alleviate the pain and suffering of those who have less than us.  So what the heck do we do?! Well, we start with this prayer. Maybe it will help you, too.