RUTH'S ATTIC ~

A selection from Ruth Bell Graham's writing.

IN HIS HANDS ~

Listen, Lord,
a mother's praying
low and quiet:
listen, please.

Listen what her tears
are saying,
see her heart upon its knees;
lift the load
from her bowed shoulders
till she sees
and understands...

You, who hold
the worlds together;
hold her problems
in Your hands. ~~~

-I'LL TAKE HIM

Psalm 27:1-10
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When my father and
my mother forsake
me, then the LORD
will take care of me.
--Psalm 27:10
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Years ago, when I was a student at the University of California at Berkeley, I developed a friendship with a fellow student who had suffered a terrible loss. His child had died and his wife had left him because she couldn't deal with the pain.

One day, as my friend and I were walking down the street, we found ourselves behind a disheveled mother with a grubby little boy in hand. She was angry at the child and was walking much too fast, towing him at a pace his little legs couldn't maintain.

We reached a busy intersection where the child abruptly stopped and his hand slipped out of his mother's grasp. She turned around, spat out a curse, and trudged on. The little boy sat down on the curb and burst into tears. Without a moments's hesitation, my friend sat down next to him and gathered the little guy in his arms.

The woman turned and, looking at the child, began to curse again. My friend sighed and looked up. "Lady," he said softly, "If you don't want him, I'll take him."

So it is with our Father in heaven. He too has known great loss and loves us just as tenderly. Even if our friends and family forsake us, our God never will (Ps. 27:10). We are ever in His care.
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-If God cares for sparrows, He surely cares for us.

--ODB/DR ---"There Is None Like You" / Lenny Leblanc