The Journal of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America January-March 2016 - (Page 1)
January-March 2016
Baptist
peacemaker
The Journal of BPFNA ~ Bautistas por la Paz Vol 36 No 1
Return our minds and hearts
to gratitude, O Lord!
We live comfortable lives,
enjoy many freedoms,
share abundant resources;
and struggle daily not to lead
self-centered and protected lives;
Teach us again the truth about ourselves:
that we were born
for more than self-entertainment,
for active, and not passive, care;
Teach us, who so often
remain spectators in life,
to cast aside our carelessness
and fear of service;
Remind us of Your face in others,
when we see the eyes of hunger,
abandon, and hopelessness;
help us to recognize Your features
in the friendless stare
of a neighbor;
Open our hearts
to Your silent presence
in the want of those
who tread the city streets;
And teach us once again
that You were not crucified
in a clean cathedral
between two candles,
but on a garbage dump
between two abandoned thieves;
That we may share Your passion
for changing wretchedness
into treasured living.
art by Robert Darden
-Daniel G. Bagby
Witnessing to God's peace rooted in justice ~ working together until it comes.
Testificando sobre la paz de Dios enraizada en justicia ~ Trabajando hasta que llegue.
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http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/peacemaker/35-4
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https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/peacemaker/34-4
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https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/peacemaker/34-2
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