Does it bother you?

I just have to ask....

In a society so self-centered, we don't understand what is out there. 
does it even bother you??...
that within 500 yards, at least 6 families are near us
yet we don't have the common courtesy to say "hi"
see how they are doing, ask how their son's cancer is.
does it bother you...
that our culture is becoming more and more afraid of
face to face communication
that we tell people to their face that we will talk about it later...via email/text message
I am not condemning these luxuries, as they are a blessing in many ways
but they are not a replacement for human presence
does it even bother you...
that you and I spend enough money on gas in 2 weeks to feed a family of 7 for 2 months
that our houses are not as big as Bill Gates's yet could fit many more homeless people in them on cold winter nights
that the food in our pantry can stock a soup kitchen
does it bother you...
that since the day we were born  our life has been planned out to fit the system of a culture that is person centered
that everyone follows a pattern that has been so planned out that modern psychology built theories on it
that this system has been so drilled in our minds that we made a board game out of it, with everyone ending up in the same place....retirement
does it bother you...
that the ultimate goal of our society is to get an education, work all your life so you can earn money to relax yourself to death when you are old
that our children are afraid to live out the life they are called because it's a disturbance in the system
that something MIGHT be done out of order or not done at all brings tears to their eyes and worry to their face
does it bother you...
that our dogs eat more than most children outside America do
that our closet is full of clothes that we may only wear once or twice
that our kids cry because they are given the wrong flavor of ice cream while other children have never seen ice cream
does it bother you...
that we go to the doctor for a cold when many can't afford to go to the doctor for cancer
that we gladly drink water from we have available in our HOUSE while many walk miles to get water that may make them sick or kill them
that we live within 2 minutes driving distance of a store yet we chose to drive
does it bother you...
that the need of others is exposed, revealing their hurt, brokenness, stories from their personal lives and all we do is critique it and criticize 
that we are more likely to correct someone on secondary issues in their theology before we are to help them watch their kids while they go visit their mother in the hospital
that when we are challenged to help people, we mock and nit pick the challenger, missing the point completely
does it bother you...
that we can get what ever kind of food we want, when we want it, and how we want it cooked
that the cost of this computer I am blogging on could build a house for a family
that we are afraid to live, to love, to surrender 
does it bother you...
that people are more concerned with exposing a particular presidential candidate than exposing the people who put their sisters into sex slavery
that we don't care enough
that we are so caught up in our lives, our time, our money, that we don't see nor understand that none of it is ours
does it bother you...
that we are afraid to not get the applause
that we are afraid to live for a greater purpose, something bigger than ourselves
that most people don't realize their own selfishness
does it bother you...
that our parents have spent their whole life searching and chasing yet STILL don't know what this life has to offer
that our parents are indeed not the best source of wisdom and guidance 
that when they day is over, you lay your head on a pillow while millions other lay their heads on dust
does it bother you...
that your children may grow up and fall into the same cycle, chasing dreams and things that will never satisfy 
that nothing we do will ever matter if it isn't about loving God or loving his people
that with this system we have deemed a route to success is indeed a waste of our lives
does it bother you...
that it DOES bother you, yet you chose to do nothing about it
that we continue to go to church every sunday, talk about living radically, yet are too afraid to leave the system to live it out
that you may go through life and never know what it is like to live and love radically

does it even bother you?? 
I just had to ask. 


If you read this as a personal good deed check off list, you don't get it. It's not about what we do. It's about who we trust in.