I'm begging you for mercy...oh won't you release me?

Penang was great and awesome... but I'm just a lil too lazy to blog bout it after the huge post-trip photo comment hype in Facebook. That will suffice :)

On a side note, something triggered my mood to blog.

This vid.. :
(watch it to understand this blog entry)

To those who're not familiar, that's Joel Houston frm HillsongUnited band on the i-heart revolution movement. What he said, and the message of the vid, rings through my head.

"Who are we to judge the alcholic, the prostitutes and the criminals, as if we're any better"...

-what Joel questioned resounds the words Joshua asked us during Mercy Project. It has been some months since Mercy Project was held, and honestly, have our perspective towards these groups of people changed? What are we doing to help the needy? Do we pity and symphatize with them just for a moment, and then walk away or switch channels like the vid shows.. Or do we only resolve to saying a sentence of prayer for them, and then the issue never reoccurs in our minds for d entire day, week...or even at all?

It got me thinking that how often we turn our backs on the blind person or the old lady who comes to the coffeeshop, begging for a little mercy from us. We see them as scams, and tell them we're poor students, while we're sitting away enjoying our expensive meals. (I'm guilty of that all the time..honestly) What if they're really in need?

as quoted in the vid..

"Is it fair for us to walk past the homeless man and give him nothing, in assumption he'll spend it on booze or cigarettes, or suggest he should get a job"

It may not be braving oneself, to go feed the homeless as what we did in Mercy Project.. Or going to the shabby streets and lorongs to see who needs help. It can just start with the people around you. It could be that coffee shop old lady, the pasar malam guy on the floor, even a neighbour who needs help.

However, I'm not suggesting you to give ur money freeely away...wisdom is still necessary ;)


I like what Joshua posted in his blog awhile ago, as a reminder to the Mercy Project.http://j-o-s-h.blogspot.com/2009/02/mercy-project.html. Sometimes, just a smile to a person whom we usually ignore, may make a huge difference in his or her life =)


Besides, I realized I haven't blogged bout the Mercy Project. As a reminder, here's a vid done by Lester on it..

YPF Mercy Project from Lester Wong on Vimeo.

It all falls back to one question - What are we doing about it?

"For us to do anymore, it's gonna cost us something"... are we willing to pay the price..?

Food for thought...