"...In His compassion I rejoice..."

   You know what happened?  The words got stuck in my throat.  I could hardly sing them.

"... In His compassion I rejoice..."

   I thought about those needy people I make my children give money to every Sunday after church.  Could those people rejoice in God's compassion too? I wondered.
   Psalm 66 was written by a believer who was in a very difficult situation .  He had an enemy who made his life bitter, and he felt no reason to praise the Lord.
   But he did what the Lord likes us to do: he prayed, and...
The Lord answered his prayer and changed his life.  He enjoyed life again and could praise the Lord.

"... In God's compassion he rejoiced..."

   He saw God's loving care again.  God was good to him and changed his clothes or mourning into a festive dress!  He had reasons to praise the Lord.
   And, yes, for us living in Canada it is easy to praise the Lord too!  Our families have food every day. We can buy our clothes every season.  We are members of the Canadian Reformed Church community, so we meet a lot of nice people.  We see God's blessing every day and we can sing:

"... In Your compassion I rejoice..."

But what about those children of the Lord who do not have a house?  No food every day...  Maybe sick, even dying from AIDS...  Maybe they pray every day that the Lord will change their situation...  Maybe they do not see any change...  How is it possible for them to sing:

"... In Your compassion I rejoice..."

         Do they really experience God's compassion?
         Do you understand what I mean?
         Would we be able to do someting for them?

Can you please help me find the answer?
Perhaps you, children, have a solution to the problem of needy brothers and sisters in the world.
Send your answer to CRWRF, and we will publish your answers in our next update.  Check back soon!