While the numbers might be off, there is no doubt that the tragedy in Haiti is monumental.  Big Photo's stunning and tragic photo essay is all that needs to be said.

It is appropriate in such times to cease from our striving and remember that God is still God, and that the intercessions of the saints for those in need can have effects that we may never know.

And then give.

Desiring God has a list of organizations that are in need of support, as does The Anchoress.

You can also text 'disaster' from your phone to 90999 to donate $10 to Compassion International.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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