William Arthur Ward
Our Best Defense
June 22, 2009 
In late January 1956, during the tense days of the Montgomery Boycott, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. could not sleep. A threatening phone call had terrified him. So he prayed, ” I am here taking a stand for what I believe is right, But, Lord I must confess that I am weak now. I am faltering. I’m losing my courage. Now, I am afraid… The people looking are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without strength and courage, they too will falter. I am at the end of my powers… I cant face it alone.”
Dr. King later wrote, ” At that moment I experienced the presence of the Divine as I never experienced Him before.It seemed as though I could hear the quiet assurance of an inner voice saying, “Stand up for truth, stand up for righteousness and God will be at your side forever.” Almost at once my fears began to go. My uncertainty disappeared. I was ready to face anything.”
Reflection:
If we face oppositions when we’re trying to do what is right, WE too MUST CRY OUT to the LORD. He alone is our Rock of Refuge, a fortress of defense. he is our reliable source of strength and protection. - Dave Egner
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Greatly Valued
June 8, 2009
A British factory worker and his wife were excited when, after many years of marriage, they discovered they were going to have a child. The man eagerly told his co workers that God had answered his prayers. But they made fun of him for asking God for a child.
When the child was born, he was diagnosed with Down syndrome. as the father made his way to work for the first time after the birth, he wondered how to face his colleaues. So he silently prayed, “God give me the wisdom”. Just as he entered, some mocked him, saying ” So God gave you this child?” The new father stood for a long time, asking God for help. At last he said… ” Im glad the Lord gave this child to me and not to you.”
Things to reflect on…
Certainly this man accepted his disabled son as God’s gift to him. In God’s eyes, every person is important. He sent His only begotten Son to die for us, for our sins. May we always remember with grateful hearts, how much He values each and every one of us. May we see in every person that we meet, God’s likeness and may their special dignity grow stronger from our Love and Care.
