Children of God
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
--A voice of a prophet
One of the insights the prophet is telling us in this well-known passage of scripture is that the very essence of God enters into our midst as a child. Children are so important. More than six decades ago, people around the world realized the importance of children and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was founded on December 11, 1946.
Today, I want to share with you another segment of Marian Wright Edelman’s prayer for children. The words can help keep us focused on the realities of this season:
O God of the child prodigy and the child prostitute,
Of the child of rapture and the child of rape,
Of runaway or thrown-away children who struggle
Every day without parent or place or friend or future,
Help us to love and respect and protect them all.
O God of children who can walk and talk and hear
And see and sing and dance and jump and play,
and of children who wish they could but can’t,
Of children who are loved and unloved, wanted and unwanted,
Help us to love and respect and protect them all.
The prayer will conclude tomorrow. Have a meaningful day.
Ben Keckler
12.04.08
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