Remember the Poor in the Time of Coronavirus (COVID-19) [Galatians 2:10]
A Student asked anthropologist Margaret Mead, “What is the first sign of civilization in a culture? Mead answered, “A 15000 year’s old femur with clear signs of a healed fracture.” The femur, the strongest bone in the human body links knee to hip. No one can survive with a broken femur. So a broken femur that had healed simply meant that someone had cared for the injured one. Cared enough to carry him to safety, to feed him and to keep him warm through the six weeks that took the bone to knit and heal. In simple words, Mead says that caring is the first indication of a civilization. James writes, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress …” [1] (James 1:27) Nationwide Lockdown due to COVID-19 has caused distress among the poor families. They can’t work, which means no money – no food, nothing. In such situation, alongside the need to care for our families and love our neighbours, God is also calling u