Beliefs do play out...

It seems that if we practice what we believe then the core of what we believe can be seen in the practices we express in our faith every day, or in crisis. So if we love our fellow man, we express love by serving, meeting needs and so forth. Yet it is interesting to see how a religious system lives out it's values. One of the more interesting observations was made recently by the BBC in the rescue/recovery efforts in Haiti http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8517070.stm.

We need to know that our beliefs always end up under scrutiny, whether we act or not, a choice not to respond is indeed a statement... just made in silence.  I am glad that the efforts of many Christians has been seen and noticed and our actions have been honorable in comparison to a belief system that is repressive and destructive. The question is how are our expressions and actions of faith playing out in our day to day? I think in-action is a statement... It is just an anesthetized way of coming to this core belief... I really don't care. So if we care about the principles of Jesus, how will this play out tomorrow?

Just a thought.