"Not called!'" did you say? "Not heard the call," I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help.

Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father's house and bid their brothers and sisters and servants and masters not to come there.

Then look Christ in the face ~whose mercy you have professed to obey ~ and tell Him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish His mercy to the world.

~William Booth


Sunday, June 21, 2009

~papa~

I am so thankful for Papa. Tonight after Church in the Park, he took me by the hand to introduce me to another young woman going to Guatemala, not as a part of our team, but on her own to teach English. In true Papa fashion, the conversation ended in prayer... a prayer of dedication for us both. My heart was so warmed, and my spirits lifted. I don't recall any other time when someone pulled me aside and took special consideration to pray for me like that. It was all I could do not to melt into a puddle of tears.

Thank you Papa for taking me under your wings and treating me like one of your own. I know I am loved and covered.
~cr
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