Monday, October 17, 2011

Children Deserve Better

My doctoral supervisor, Dr. J. D. Payne had a post on Facebook today that is bothering me greatly. He shared  a statistic that I wish was not true, but it is true. Every 5 hours a child dies in the US from abuse or neglect. I can not read those words and not think how horrible, evil, and wrong that is. In Mark 10:14, it reads, "But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.'"

Psalm 127:3 states, "Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward." Children a gift from God. Abuse and neglect should not be words that are ever used in the same sentence with a child's name. Our society is in desperate need of a revival. Below is a link to a video clip from BBC concerning this issue.

Children Deserve Better