The troubling truth in Serbia

I was so moved by the videos we watched this week.  I am so troubled that parents could give their children up really knowing they weren’t going to be taken care of.  It is troubling that the rest of the world can know that things like this can happen and cannot do anything to stop it.  One thing I thought of is that if many countries got together to save these children, something could be done.  The children could be taken from Serbia to countries that would care for these children. 

In her talk, Carrying Others to the Pool of Bethesda, Ann E. Tanner says, “There are many in the church today who “ “wait by the pool of Bethesda,” hoping to be carried into the healing waters. Who will help them?”  As a church and as a people, I wonder, what can we do to help these children?

She goes on to say, “The Savior provided five distinctive examples during His visit to the pool that can serve as guidelines to us in ministering to the sick and afflicted:  1. He looked for one in need.  2. He listened without criticism.  3. He often gave anonymously. 4. He understood and acknowledged grief or disease.  5. He followed up with the sufferer.”

There are ways we can help those immediately around us, and as we reach out, I believe the spirit can guide us to know what our mission is.  We can offer love and support to those who are in positions to help those we cannot.