It's Dr. King's Birthday and groups everywhere are commemorating the life of this civil rights leader by engaging in community service activities both great and small.  It is also a time of both despair and triumph as we witness, experience and empathize with the people of Haiti as they endure the aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that has claimed countless lives and destroyed the physical landscape of this beautiful nation and its loving people.

With the state of the world seeming a bit hopeless I searched to find a reason to blog today.  Everything in my world seems trivial compared to what others must face.  Therefore I am going to use this opportunity to pray for all people affected by the earthquake.  I am also encouraging people (myself included) to give of themselves in whatever way they can, whether it's through a cash donation, taking in of refugees, going to Haiti to provide medical care or anything that may be of assistance to those in need.