TBG wrote:

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Pharaoh’s Daughter
There is no record that she objected to her father or tried to save other babies. However, when she was confronted, not with the idea of killing Hebrew kids, but with the actual real person, she had pity. It is easier for us to harbor ill will or apathy to the plight of others when we don’t know them.

How can we deal with people with greater compassion and understanding? How have we been apathetic to wrong doing or not spoken up for what is right? Do we see people we don’t know as valued people and have compassion on them? 

This set of questions and commentary really struck me. I have read Exodus before but not thought about it from this perspective (one of the reasons we study the Word together) and what an amazing example that Pharoah's daughter is of the difference of taking action about injustice that is happening versus just hearing about it. She was   confronted face to face with the injustice that was happening to the Hebrew boys, and that led to action, her taking Moses in.

I have been experiencing something similar with my experience at our church's homeless ministry. The more time I spend in contact, getting to know the brothers and sisters that attend, the more I care, truly care about their struggles. The more I think about it, the same thing happens with co-workers, neighbors, or other people I have taken the time to get to know. It all starts with relationship, being in contact with one another. I see how God uses that to change our hearts and work through us, just as he worked through Pharoah's daughter. I pray God continues to teach me about this and to shape and change my heart so that I may be moved to action more.