It's costing lives as we speak.

"He drew a circle to shut me out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in." These lines could easily be mistaken for a little scrap of scripture. Of course, they are not. It's a poem by Edwin Markham. Its message however is scriptural. Those of you who read your bibles will be familiar with 1 John 4:16 ("God is love"). Love of course, is synonymous with compassion, empathy, consideration and inclusion. Benjamin Franklin wrote "A stitch in time saves nine." Franklin's message observes that prompt intervention can provide an early fix to a problem before it grows exponentially worse. USAID (US Agency for International Development) is an independent executive branch agency responsible for administering foreign aid and economic development assistance outside the US. Among the goals of USAID is to assist struggling people of foreign countries so that they can remain where they live with some degree of security and dignity, and in this way avoid a grueling journey to the US or some other country where they are unwanted. This of course is the expedient thing to do. It's generally the most cost-effective solution to avoid mass migration of hungry, homeless, populations. It represents a prompt intervention to minimize a potentially devastating migration of displaced people. It's the loving thing to do. It's what Christ would do. Cutting funds to this program does not save money. It costs lives. It's costing lives as we speak. Cutting humanitarian aid is inhumane and betrays callous, unchristian, self-serving intentions and ignorance of biblical proportions. SC