Prayer for My Children Day 3

It is painful to experience a riot so close to home. According to the police, Mr. Scott was armed and was shot because he paused a threat to the police. According to the people of his community he was merely waiting for his son inside his car. People feel the need to find justice and make change. I strongly agree. Some rush out there in their own desire for excitement and start violent activities. Honestly, I am not able to understand why civilians feel the need to carry a weapon. They say it is their right to carry and they want to protect themselves. I see...I respect their argument. I also feel very strongly that the laws and licensing should be much more stringent. One should not be able to buy a weapon at a local Walmart. Freedom always comes with responsibility. So frustrating and so heartbreaking. Every life matters. Every life matters.

Misunderstanding wounds people deeply. Everyone has a deep desire to be loved and accepted. People who feel rejected are wounded people. Wounded people reject themselves and others. Rejected people are unable to build healthy life schema- unable to build healthy relationships. The cycle goes on and on. Only love can heal. Only love can break the chain. How can we be an agent to break the hurtful cycle? Loving is very hard. It takes selflessness- not in our nature. It also takes self-love. Loving ourselves to admit that we are made in the image of God. God who cares about our wounds and washes us clean. We are called beloved.

Today I pray for my children and many children out there.

Day 3: Love: "Grant, Lord, that my children may learn to live a life of love, through the Spirit who dwells in them" (Gal. 5:25, Eph. 5:2)

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