As each of you know, the Olympics will start this Friday in Beijing China. As many of you also know, I am not a sports fan. Putting that aside, I read something yesterday that blew my mind. The article stated the opening ceremony of the games, which I understand has traditionally been a grand affair setting the tone for the entire event, the opening ceremony later this week will cost one-hundred million dollars to produce! Did you hear that? One-hundred million dollars for a two hour production! I realize that is only a drop in the bucket when compared to the global economy, but instead of using that money to feed the hungry or clothe the naked, many in our world today justify spending this money to impress the global community with a massive production of fireworks and choreographed dance. I will confess, I do not know the poverty or homeless rate in Beijing, or in China for that matter, but I cannot imagine it is much different than any other place on our globe. I wonder how they will respond when Jesus says to them, “Whatever you did not do for the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did not do for me.” And what will we say when Jesus asks, “How could you condone this behavior?”
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