I used to think faith was a set of ideals to which we mentally assent, but now I think it’s a call to action.
When we see images of desolation, third-world poverty, and impossibly catastrophic conditions, we relegate them to our "far away" compartment in our minds. If it's not close to us and doesn't impact our lives, we can deal with it later. It's not that urgent, because it's not imminent to us.
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