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In the mid 1800s, Gustave Dore wore a book on his observations of life in London. The book was titled, London: A Pilgrimage. The heart of the book was to make the world aware of the appalling conditions under which most Londoners had to live, especially the lower class workers who performed manual labor in the factories. Dore opens chapter XIV with this sentence, "Before six in the morning, while the mantle of night still lies over the sloppy streets, and the air stings the limbs to the marrow; the shadow of men and boys may be seen, black objects against the deep gloom, gliding out of the side-streets to the main thoroughfares. They are the vanguard of the army of Labour...."
Jesus said, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." But there are so many oppressed individuals throughout the world that do not know the abundant life. They are like Dore's description, "black objects against the deep gloom." Even in our own prosperity, if we are besieged by family problems, health problems, or problems at work we too can be like "black objects against the deep gloom."
It is our calling as Christians, through service and words, to transform the black objects against the deep gloom to brilliant individuals showcased in the light of the day.
Jesus said, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." But there are so many oppressed individuals throughout the world that do not know the abundant life. They are like Dore's description, "black objects against the deep gloom." Even in our own prosperity, if we are besieged by family problems, health problems, or problems at work we too can be like "black objects against the deep gloom."
It is our calling as Christians, through service and words, to transform the black objects against the deep gloom to brilliant individuals showcased in the light of the day.
