A Voice In Ramah

God Waitsby Shirley Erena Murray God weeps at love withheldat strength abusedat children’s innocence abusedand till we change the way we love —God weeps. God bleeds at anger’s fistat trust betrayedat women battered and afraidand till we change the way we win —God bleeds. God cries at hungry mouthsat running soresat creatures dying without causeand…

I Cannot Do This Aloneby Dietrich Bonhoeffer O God, early in the morning I cry to You.Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on You.I cannot do this alone. In me there is darkness but with You there is light.I am lonely, but You do not leave me.I am feeble in heart but…

“…after three days they found him in the temple,  sitting among the teachers,  listening to them and asking them questions…” Luke 2: 46 As the family was returning from the annual trip to Jerusalem for the festival of Passover, 12-year old Jesus decided to stay behind “losing his family.”  He wasn’t lost.  He knew where…

To us a Child of Hope is born,to us a Son is given;Him shall the tribes of earth obey,Him all the hosts of heaven —Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Him all the hosts of heaven. His name shall be the Prince of Peace,For evermore adored,The Wonderful, the Counselorthe great and mighty Lord,the Wonderful,…

“My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 When it gets really tough — what do you really need — deep down in your soul — to keep going? To keep moving? To keep working, witnessing and being light, salt and love? A friend, a…

A Children’s Defense Fund Children’s Health  Stroller Brigade Update! Millions of child lives depend on what you do today! These photos were taken at the Children’s Defense Fund Champions for Children’s Health Stroller Brigade when it came through New York City on November 5, 2009.  Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children’s Defense Fund was joined by…

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3 It has taken me almost and a year and a half to write about this fragile little porcelain bell. The picture is not clear, but it is a beautiful bell.…

In Donnie McClurkin’s song, “That’s What I Believe,” he sings of going to God for deliverance, salvation, and for God’s word — and trusting that God would give just what God promised — deliverance, salvation and even the word (of course, not necessarily in that order.) I love this song and the words and the…

Do you happen to have a costume laying around? In March of this year, an autistic boy living in Thailand facing the “first day of school fears,” climbed on to a balcony putting himself in danger. His teacher could not coax him off the balcony. His mother could not coax him back to safety. Firefighters…