In a recent conversation, I realised that we were deprived of so much goodness during the last 18 or more months and that the goodness is easily spoilt with negativity.
Yes, there is much beauty in our world, but the ugly often don’t allow us to appreciate the beauty. We are victims of ‘social osmosis’.
The beauty inside individuals, families, communities and organisations is easily tainted by the ugly in our environment. Osmosis is a natural process and so is social osmosis, but we can withstand it.
How? By following David’s example set for us in Psalm 16. He sees the beauty of God’s creation and God’s providence. When we open ourselves to that we are filled with God and sealed against social osmosis. With God’s help we can still flood the world with the beauty in us and in doing so infiltrate the ugly bit by bit.
That is Ligstad’ s business and what we choose to focus on. Read along and see how we carry God’s light in the community.
Alida Jooste – social worker Ligstad
