MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?

I'VE HEARD THIS QUESTION ALL OF MY LIFE," AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER"? SHOULD WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE? IF SO, TO WHAT DEGREE? LOOK AT THE WORLD AROUND US. SEEING THE VIOLENCE THAT IS PRODUCED ALL OVER THE WORLD, AGAIN I ASK, AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?
I LOVE AMERICA, MY HOME, MY COUNTRY. I LOVE THE FREEDOM THAT I HAVE TO LIVE MY LIFE MOSTLY AS I CHOSE TO. HOWEVER SOMETIMES I WONDER IF OUR LEADERS UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY BE MORE IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT NOW TO POLICE THE WORLD THAN EVER BEFORE.
I SAY THIS ONLY BECAUSE THIS ONCE BELOVED NATION HAS TURNED IT'S BACK ON IT'S OWN PEOPLE. OUR LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN THIS COUNTRY HAS RAISED TO AN ALL NEW HIGH, YET OUR MILITARY FORCES TRAVEL HALF WAY AROUND THE WORLD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAKE, WHILE PEOPLE ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED HERE FOR A PENNY.
I BELIEVE AND FULLY SUPPORT OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN. THEY ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB AND THE SACRIFICE IS ENORMOUS. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE OF US THAT CAN'T EVEN GO TO THE STORE WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING ATTACKED OR EVEN KILLED OVER NOTHING? WE NEED HELP TOO. EVEN THOUGH I THINK THAT NO NATION HAS THE RIGHT TO ELIMINATE ONE GROUP OF PERSONS, HOW CAN AMERICA POLICE THE WORLD?
I TOTALLY HATE VIOLENCE AND DEPLORE THE ACTIONS OF A GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD FOLLOW THE PATH OF GENOCIDE AGAINST ITS OWN PEOPLE, BUT WHEN WE STEP IN TO MAKE A DECIDING FACTOR ABOUT ANOTHER COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT, WE MUST STEP VERY LIGHTLY.
MY HOPE IS THAT IF THE QUESTION "AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER", IS YES, THEN WE AS A NATION MUST WALK SOFTLY WHILE WE CARRY OUR BIG STICK.
TIMES ARE A CHANGING AND WITH THESE TIMES GOVERNMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE NEW VIEWS ON HOW DEEP AMERICA CAN DIG INTO THEIR BUSINESS.
MY PRAYER FOR ALL NATIONS IS TO TREAT ALL OF YOUR PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS AND GREAT PURPOSE. TO ALWAYS KNOW THAT WITHOUT THE PEOPLE THERE ARE NO NATIONS, UNDER GOD, YOUR GOD OR MIND, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THAT GOD CREATED ALL OF MANKIND TO LIVE IN HARMONY, IF THAT IS EVEN POSSIBLE AND TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER ABOVE ALL THINGS.
I PRAY THAT WE EACH CAN SAY A PRAYER TODAY FOR WHAT IS GOING ON ALL AROUND THE WORLD, REMEMBERING THAT WE ARE ALL OF GOD'S CHILDREN.
TAKE CARE OF THE ONE'S YOU LOVE, THIS DAY AND EVERYDAY.
GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. I PRAY YOU FIND CONTENTMENT AND JOY.