I was, along with many, saddened and angered at the lack of attention the abduction of 300 teenage school girls girls in Nigeria has received. It happened on April 14th and even with all the social media and techs available we are only hearing about it now. Rev Alexis Fuller-Wright a UCC pastor in Maine has called us to action. I join with the UCC and others in calling for special prayers on Mother's day as the hearts of all of us grieve this atrocity! Old South Church in Boston has located the names of many of the missing girls. God knows them all by name and our prayers will go up for them all.
Mother's Day is set aside to pray for the holding of children in our arms as stewards of God's gift of life and earth. May we join together to do so and may our uniting as one, cause the release of all these innocent girls
Cardinal John Onalyskanb the archbishop of Abuja highlights "we are terribly ashamed" of the lack of media coverage of this hostility.
He reported today that 53 have escaped which leaves more than 247 still in captivity being sold for as little as $12.00 each.
The God of the Universe who gives life to all and who calls on all of us to respect treasure and protect the least among us calls on all of us to pray and demonstrate outrage at the act and also at the silent complicity of the world.
Thankfully until Now!!!
"Let the little children come unto me for of such is the kingdom of God"
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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