Now that school has started again, I look at the all of the kids and my heart weighs heavy. I ache because I cannot help enough of them. The inequities of life are vast. The unloved, the homeless, the abused, the low self-esteem, the unkept, the smelly, the unpretty. . . What about the kid that gets picked last or the one at the playground that sits alone against the side of the building or the loud bully screaming inside for attention?
I cry. I pray.
We can help. It is our responsibility as God’s people. God gives us what we need: the heart of Jesus. Will you please reach out and touch as many kids as you can?
Maybe this will help you get started. Please watch and listen to the words of this video: (get a tissue)
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid348471276?bctid=353578845
I cry, I pray.Love,
Jo
The Fray -- How To Save A Life
Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came
(Chorus)
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you
(Chorus)
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
(Chorus)
2 comments:
Wow Jo, thank you! We call ourselves "Christians" which means Christ-like. We are to be like Christ. Thinking, Acting, Feeling like Him. When we surrender to the Holy Spirit, we will begin to have a heart like our Lord...merciful, loving, compassionate, empathetic. What an amazing place to be. Let's pray for more of this in each of us! Come on Hillside...bring it on God!!! Thank you Jo for spurring us on!
Love,
Cam
You are so right Jo. If all of us would pick one child and make a Godly difference in his or her life, who knows what God would accomplish because of faithfulness.
Any ideas? Doug. Thanks for noticing God's little Christians.
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