Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. – James 1:27
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home – Psalm 68:5-6a
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause. – Isaiah 1:17
The Bible is full of passages that call upon Christians to care for the orphan and children who are in helpless situations. The good news is that God has equipped us all to do something! Begin by praying and asking God to use you in this calling. God may call you to foster a child. Or God may call you to adopt. God may call you to support foster or adoptive families. He may call you to help lead your church toward serving in foster care and adoption. However, God may be leading you to care for the needs of children and families in need, He will also equip you in His work!
Dear Lord, we thank you that you are a good father who has adopted us into your family. We pray that the church would share your same heart as we care for children in need. We pray for foster and adoptive families that you would fill them with your strength. We pray for ministries in El Dorado that you would guide them in their work. We pray for the mending of broken families. And finally, we pray for these precious children that you would protect them and cover them with your steadfast love.
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