In this week's posting on the On Faith blog, Michael Otterson writes about the outpouring of aid following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Many relief organizations, governments and churches are working together to relieve the suffering there.
It is a scene we have witnessed before: when lives are devastated by disaster, the best of humanity surfaces as many set aside personal conveniences, agendas and interests to selflessly take part in what the Bible describes as pure religion--"to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction..."
The full blog post can be found here.