simple compassion : overflow

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
isaiah 58 v 6-9

so, it's the end of the 52 day challenge of 'simple compassion'. have i done anything, have i learnt anything? to be honest, i can't say that i've changed. just made me think. i guess the challenge starts now, to shine, to overflow with God's love. to be the light. to show hope.

yesterday made me really think about money. people just work to chase money. it's a constant struggle; having to borrow money to pay someone else. never stopping. that's life. that's life in this country. the rich get richer. the poor get poorer. money does not buy happiness, but it sure is a lot more convinient to live if you have enough money to survive and pay the bills.

so, this is bayar and ali. both iraqi, different ethnicity; kurdish and arab. it was the football world cup in hull on sunday. it was an amazing event. 32 teams from different countries. there was an area with entertainment and food. i took the boys over where all this was happening.

ali: there's lots of iraqi food over there
me:you're in england, we should eat english food
ali: no, i don't like english food. it's pig

makes me laugh everytime, why do these kids, after living here for such a long time, still think that we only eat pork!! what happened to fish and chips!!!