Why should you care? 

Guilt? Coercion? 

How about gratitude. 

When I'm really thankful for what I've been given, when I see the gifts and skills that I have, it's out of that thankfulness that I can reach out to help those in need. 

And this is at the heart of this feast called Pentecost. 

Jesus has died, disciples are praying, and the room gets noisy and people start singing in languages they don't know, they are singing songs of gratitude - 

And out of this gratitude, they get power, amazing power, and it's the power to suddenly care. 

They care about the hungry, the needy, the hurting. 

They care about fairness, they care about Justice. 

And they go out to the four directions of the world and use this power.

Out of this overwhelming sense of thankfulness they have found the well of courage and boldness That our world still so desperately needs. 

Find your power in gratitude