在2021年，塔利班組織迅速掌控阿富汗政權，導致數萬人面臨無路可逃的絕境，許多人孤立無援，陷入絕望。各國人民立刻展開救援行動，其中有位美國年輕人在社交媒體發起募款活動，籌集七百萬美元作為包機費用，幫助民眾撤離阿富汗。這位年輕人在受訪時說：「在這種情況下，我們放下政治分歧，各行各業的人真正團結起來，共同努力拯救這些人。」他們選擇挺身而出！

這不僅僅是在阿富汗。無論是摩天大樓或偏遠的村落，世界各地都有許多人正獨自承受極度的悲傷。但令人驚嘆的是，上帝總是關注這些充滿苦難和絕望的地方。最終，祂必按自己的方式和祂所定的時間施行拯救。「貧窮人呼求，祂要搭救；無人幫助的困苦人，祂也搭救」（詩篇72篇12節，和合本修訂版）。奇妙的是，上帝提供幫助的方式之一，就是透過你我向人伸出援手。詩篇72篇記載了所羅門王與上帝的作為，而兩者往往難以區分。上帝是拯救者，但祂呼召我們與祂同工。

當我們看到不公平的情況或苦難時，我們可以與上帝同工，勇敢踏進艱險之地。我們可以跟隨上帝，走進那些需要援助的角落。

As the Taliban swiftly overran the Afghanistan government in 2021, and tens of thousands were trapped with no way to escape, many were isolated and desperate. Ordinary citizens jumped to action, including one young man who launched an Instagram campaign, raising $7 million to pay for chartered evacuation flights. “We’ve shed the political divisions in this situation,” he told a news outlet, “and really come together from all walks of life to rally together and save these people.” They chose to jump into the fray.

It’s not just Afghanistan. From skyscrapers to villages around the world, so many people are alone—enduring crushing sorrows. It’s stunning, however, to see God’s attention turned toward these places of suffering and hopelessness. Somehow, ultimately, in His own way and time, He will “deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help” (72:12). And remarkably, one way God’s help arrives is through us. Psalm 72 refers to both King Solomon’s work and God’s work—and it’s not always easy to disentangle which is which. God is the rescuer, but He calls us to move with Him.

When we encounter injustice or suffering, we can join Him, moving right into the middle of the ruin. We can follow God and go into the places where no one else is there to help.