“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”
Elie Wiesel
Yesterday, I spent the morning at a prayer breakfast where the theme was ending sex trafficking. The event was well done and I saw people I knew, but the topic was horribly ugly. It is hard to wrap my mind around the evil that exists in this world some days.
At the same breakfast, I spoke with a police officer who was proud that his city didn’t have a homeless problem because they have an ordinance against people holding signs and they arrest them no questions asked. He was proud that the word got out and they only have about 10 homeless people who he says want to be homeless.
He is not a bad person. Quite the opposite, but we had a good discussion about how research and evidence suggests that the homeless really aren’t happy on the streets and recovery starts when they have a home. I was encouraged that he listened and even started to question his thought process.
Matthew 5:16 tells us to let our light shine. We have to stand up and be the good in the world. The only way to combat darkness is to let our lights shine. Indifference and apathy are not an option.
What are you doing to shine your light?
Swimming Upstream 
Great post, Sandi! Praying for you in your new journey.
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