Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Dear God,

Right now, O Lord, our world needs hope.  Three hundred six boys were stolen from Nigerian schools.  Their captors say they intend to punish them for participating in non-Muslim schools.  A few years ago they stole about the same number of young girls that they married off to Muslim soldiers.

How can this be?  How can children become pawns in evil's hands?  Why do we torture others for learning?  Who can deliberately hurt children?

They are your children, Merciful God; you know their whereabouts.  While others search for them, these young boys are terrified.  Please, Loving God, please lead officials to their location.  Rescue them, save them, heal them, please.

We are

a broken people.

We fail

to follow you.

We forget

we are

all family.

Bind the wounds

of their parents,

O God.

Bring them together

with their children,

I pray.

Love, Andrea