As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be.
Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.
American activist Jane Addams (1860-1935) was the second woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Her accomplishments are many as she labored as a reformer, social worker, and author. She was a timeless voice for world peace and women’s suffrage.
Hospitals’
Distress signals
Caseloads now overwhelming
Crushing beleaguered, overworked staff
Burnout
Crisis
Rural communities
Lacking hospital space
Where will patients go?
Forgotten
Nation’s
Stark reality
Tomorrow’s prognosis cloudy
Rolling up sleeves today
Togetherness
From Mark 10:14:16: “‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.”
Our children and grandchildren
Grace fills their nurturing love
For generations to come
With God calling out with love
Young, innocent, and fragile
Our youth require constant love
Their welfare rests in our hands
With God sending lasting love
Our decisions beg wisdom
Cherished treasures need our love
Number “One” priority
With God shielding through His love
Unselfish, humble adults
Time to step forward with love
Our angry wrangling at rest
With God moving hearts with love
Common sense should always lead
Precious children seek our love
Misplaced actions now buried
With God dispatching His love
From 1 Corinthians 13:11-13: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”
As a community, we are called by God to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of our children and grandchildren. There can be no greater calling when we are encouraged by the love and grace of our Heavenly Father.
Father’s
True foundation
Times of trouble
Witness Scripture’s divine promises
Truth
Surrender
In faith
Keep His commandments
Come to know God
Obedience
Called
By God
Sharing our abundance
Walking together with others
Community
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