As I reflected on World Aids Day, I recalled a paper I wrote in graduate school on "Am I my Brother's Keeper".
When it is not our problem we tend to dissociate from the problem. God in Christ associated with us even though it was not his problem, it was ours. What a model for us to see all people and all problems as ours to care for, have compassion for, and extend care towards. God courageously came into the world as a vulnerable little baby to teach us how to grow in wisdom and stature with God and man. Perhaps the greatest growth spurt is when we see everyone as our neighbor and love our neighbors as ourselves.
The plight of Aids invites us to pledge solidarity as brothers to all those who suffer. AS Jesus walked into the Leper colony of his day as a way of demonstrating his compassion and courage and care for all people so we step into the world of aids and offer the courage and care that is the heart of Christ for those who suffer regardless of anything.
Compassion and courage are the attributes of God toward all humanity and they are the attributes of those who walk the way Jesus walked.
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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