My Father, I desire that attitude of John the Baptist might be my own - that Jesus would increase even as I decrease. Give me an ever-larger picture of you so I might see myself with ever increasing clarity and revel each day in your amazing grace . Keep foolish pride far from me and give me the sense to humble myself in healthy ways that bring strength and joy to everyone around me. In the precious name of Jesus christ. Amen!
These are devastating times: 1.75 billion people are desperately poor, 1 billion are hungry, millions are trafficked in slavery, and pandemic diseases are gouging entire nations. Every year nearly 2 million children are exploited in the global commercial sex trade. And in the 4-5 minutes it took you to read this post, almost ninety died of preventable diseases . More than half of all Africans do not have access to modern health facilities. As a result, 10 million of them die each year from diarrhoea, acute respiratory illness, malaria and measles. Many of those deaths could be prevented by one shot. Yet in the midst of the wreakage, here we stand, the modern day version of the Jerusalem church. You, me, and our one-of-a-kind life times and once-in-history opportunity . Ours is the wealthiest generation of the Christians ever. We are bright, educated, and experienced. We can travel th...
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