While I was watching the movie Interstellar, one quote really struck me.
“We can care deeply, selflessly about those we know, but that empathy rarely extends beyond our line of sight.”
How heartbreakingly true this is. I used to think that the opposite of love was hatred, but in recent years I came to learn that in reality, the opposite of love is apathy.
When we turn a blind eye to the pain and suffering of others. When we refuse to help somebody in need because it would inconvenience us. When we cling tightly to our resources instead of using them to improve the lives of those less fortunate. I’ve been guilty of all of these things throughout my life. This is apathy.
I pray that God would continue to break my heart for the vulnerable and the exploited. I pray that He would open my eyes to the suffering of those beyond my normal line of sight. I pray that He would give me the courage to obey His command to love others for His Glory.
Deeply. Selflessly. Sacrificially.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35
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