"Too much complexity" may not be the only answer. But it covers a lot of ground. And it still leaves us with the question, what do we do with our caring.? How do we respond to the God we love? How do we make God's love known in the world, when our efforts often seem so small, and the world is so large?  

Some of you have found good answers. You know what God is asking of you, and you find that you are able to do it. Bless you!

But if you're like me, you're always looking around the corner and asking questions about why and why not and how can I help that kid in Africa who is breaking my heart or reach that woman in the middle East being held captive or reach out to the boy in Baltimore whose father and uncles are in prison and he knows that's where he's headed too?

One of Bill Gates's suggestions is to become an expert . He says: "take on an issue - a complex problem, a deep inequity, and become a specialist on it. If you make it the focus of your career that would be phenomenal. But you don't have to do that to make an impact.
For a few hours every week, you can use the growing power of the Internet to get informed, find others with the same interests, see the barriers, and find a way to cut through them."

What would be the issue you would take on?

If complexity is what gets in our way, maybe sometimes foolishness is another way to respond. So, one thought about living out your caring is, don't be afraid to make a fool of yourself. Anne Lamott, one of my favorite writers, has a story about the time she tried to start a protest movement and wound up being the only one who showed up.

I put on a green T-shirt, made my sign, and went to stand under the shade trees downtown. It was slow at first. I held my sign and smiled.. . When my spirits flagged, I thought about how cheered I feel whenever I drive by someone standing up for peace or the environment. This is a plenty good reason to do things. Still, I felt like a fool - mute, ridiculous, and happy. . . Finally business picked up. People stared as they drove past, gave me a thumbs-up, a smile, a look of confusion, or a peace sign....