Christ has no body now but yours

We finally made it! We were supposed to come to Haiti in January but our trip was canceled just before we were to leave. But now we are finally here. Our team is smaller now than when this trip was planned. To Joline, Bev, Rose, Ann, Mary and Kim and Charlie- we miss you greatly and wish that you were here with us. We know that you are with us in prayer and in spirit.

I was talking with someone last week who is very angry about countries like Haiti that are so poor and marginalized. He is angry that other countries are not doing anything to help the Haitian people. He is troubled with organizations that raise a lot of money but nothing seems to get to the Haitian people and improve their situation. His solution is for the “United States to come and just wipe out the evil governments”. I explained to him that that was not the solution and that the answer is for people to be on the ground in Haiti helping the people directly. This answer was confirmed later that day when I read this statement in a Lenten Retreat book that I am reading- “When there is a crisis in the world, God usually responds by raising up saints, the likes of you and me”.

Our church choir is practicing a song for Holy Week called Christ Has No Body. The lyrics go:

            Christ has no body now but yours,

            no hands, no feet on earth but yours.

            Yours are the eyes with which He sees,

            yours are the feet with which He walks,

            yours are the hands with which He blesses all the world.

            Yours are the hands.

            Yours are the feet.

            Your are the eyes.

This is why we are here. God raised us up to be His hands and feet to the people of Haiti. This is why we were so eagerly waiting for our trip to be rescheduled. And now we are finally here!

God, thank you that you have gotten us here safely. Through Your Holy Spirit, give us strength for the week ahead and use us as Your hands and feet as we serve Your children in Haiti.

Lynn Arcand