Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping
the poor, which I have always been eager to do.
Galatians 2:10, NLT

Reflection:

The apostles were referring to the poor of Jerusalem.
While many Gentile converts were financially
comfortable, the Jerusalem church had suffered from
the effects of a severe famine in Palestine and was
struggling. So on his journeys, Paul had gathered
funds for the Jewish Christians. The need for believers
to care for the poor is a constant theme in Scripture.
But often we do nothing, caught up in meeting our own
needs and desires.
Perhaps we don't see enough poverty to remember the
needs of the poor. The world is filled with poor people,
here and in other countries.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?