It is a song I heard today, "The Ghetto Gospel." If you do a google search under Tupac and Elton John You will find it. I was actually introduced to the song by a girl today. Some of you might know this girl by a little book put out titled "Ghetto Child." She is more than a ghetto child though, she is loved. Oh if she only knew how loved she was. She is my sister (if you walk the streets enough you realize that familial titles rarely are associated with true blood ties). Most days she comes to the coffee shop and is surrounded in prayer. Every day Erica cries for her. Every day I wish that I cried. When such cries and prayers are lifted up on her behalf she sits, seemingly numb and helpless, and usually whispers, "I'm not worth it." If she only new how God saw her before the creation of the world. I wish you could see her now, then you would see what Christ saw and loved. Most people do not really know what love is because everything that they feel is conditional. The love of Christ is not conditional. Oh if you could see the dark rings that spread like bruises from the eyes telling of her weary weary weary soul. How long until she accepts love, surrenders her will, repents, and forevers turns to Jesus? How long? Pray. None can save except for Jesus. Do you believe that? Do you pray?
"My sheep know my voice." - John 10
"Love always hopes, always perseveres...Love never fails." - 1 Corinthians 13
" God is our refuge and strength; an ever-present help in trouble. / Therefore, we will not fear though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea. / Though it's waters roar and foam, and the mountains quake with their surging. / There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. / God is within her, SHE WILL NOT FALL. / God will help her at the break of day. / Nations are in an uproar; kingdoms fall. / He lifts His voice and the earth melts. / The Lord Almighty is with us, the God of Jacob is our fortress." - (Amen!) Psalm 46
I pray that God will makes this more than ever true in the life of this girl.
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Praying for this girl, right now. It's hard to say this, but so many of us are just like her, lost and it's so humbling to know that GOD is who we turn to for healing, redemption and grace. What a beautiful story!
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