Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Where have the Children Gone?
There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children. ~ President Bill Clinton
Scripture:
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ~ Mark 10:14 (New International Version)
Yesterday as I arrived home from work, I heard that a fifteen year-old boy in my neighborhood had been led, naked, out to an abandoned field and shot in the back of the head by his father. Earlier in the day, I heard that a mother was being charged in the death of her five year old daughter whom the mother had sold into prostitution for drugs.
Last week and this week the buzz is all about the movie “Precious,” the story of a fifteen year old girl that was being physically and mentally abused by her mother. Precious was also the victim of rape at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend AND her mother was aware of what was going on.
Saints, I am heartbroken as I sit here and write about these atrocities being perpetrated against these babies. To make the crimes even more horrific is the fact that the pain they suffered were at the hands of their own parents; their very own flesh and blood. But to me the saddest thing of all is there is no public outrage. People hear about these things, say they are a shame or maybe even shed a tear but do absolutely nothing about it.
Have we become so desensitized that we shed one lone tear and keep it moving? I am a single mother of two boys. My youngest is just a year younger then the young man that was murdered and Precious. There were times when they made me so angry I may have felt like killing them or throwing a skillet at their heads, but the love I have for my babies far outweighs any desire I may have to ever cause them harm.
Our children are precious gifts from God. We are failing our children when we don’t take them to the alter and introduce them to God. Satan is after our children and here we are just giving them away.
I look around me at our children today and ask; where has the village gone?
Be Blessed
Prayer:
Jesus Wept.
Scripture:
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ~ Mark 10:14 (New International Version)
Yesterday as I arrived home from work, I heard that a fifteen year-old boy in my neighborhood had been led, naked, out to an abandoned field and shot in the back of the head by his father. Earlier in the day, I heard that a mother was being charged in the death of her five year old daughter whom the mother had sold into prostitution for drugs.
Last week and this week the buzz is all about the movie “Precious,” the story of a fifteen year old girl that was being physically and mentally abused by her mother. Precious was also the victim of rape at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend AND her mother was aware of what was going on.
Saints, I am heartbroken as I sit here and write about these atrocities being perpetrated against these babies. To make the crimes even more horrific is the fact that the pain they suffered were at the hands of their own parents; their very own flesh and blood. But to me the saddest thing of all is there is no public outrage. People hear about these things, say they are a shame or maybe even shed a tear but do absolutely nothing about it.
Have we become so desensitized that we shed one lone tear and keep it moving? I am a single mother of two boys. My youngest is just a year younger then the young man that was murdered and Precious. There were times when they made me so angry I may have felt like killing them or throwing a skillet at their heads, but the love I have for my babies far outweighs any desire I may have to ever cause them harm.
Our children are precious gifts from God. We are failing our children when we don’t take them to the alter and introduce them to God. Satan is after our children and here we are just giving them away.
I look around me at our children today and ask; where has the village gone?
Be Blessed
Prayer:
Jesus Wept.
