Read: James 1:222:1
After a group of high schoolers visited an orphanage during a ministry trip, one student was visibly upset. When asked why, he said it reminded him of his own situation 10 years earlier.
This young man had been living in an orphanage in another country. He said he recalled people coming to visit him and his friendsjust as these students were doingand then going away. Occasionally someone would come back and adopt a child. But each time he was left behind he would wonder, Whats wrong with me?
When the teenagers would visit an orphanageand then leavethose old feelings came back to him. So the others in the group prayed for himand thanked God that one day a woman (his new mother) showed up and chose him as her very own son. It was a celebration of an act of love that gave one boy hope.
Across the world are children who need to know of Gods love for them (Matt. 18:4-5; Mark 10:13-16; James 1:27). Clearly, we cant all adopt or visit these childrenand indeed we are not expected to. But we can all do something: Support. Encourage. Teach. Pray. When we love the worlds children, we honor our Father who adopted us into His family (Gal. 4:4-7).
Good evening, Mayor, and thank your for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope you had a nice Fathers Day.