What If…?

July 27, 2010 at 4:32 pm · Filed under Lifestyle/Halachah, Prayer/Tefillah

by sweet~pea

Each person’s life tells a story.  With every passing day, new pages are added.  I recently had the privilege of  being a counselor at a camp for 13-16 year old girls.  So many of these girl’s stories are laden with sorrow, pain, anger and bitterness.  Most of them experience these feelings at the hand of family members… people who should be their closest supporters.  My heart breaks every time I hear them tell of their abusive fathers, hateful siblings, uncaring mothers and disloyal friends.  Home is not a place of comfort, but of fear.  They are experiencing things no one should have to endure, especially not at their age.  This leaves me broken for them, and yet thankful for my own loving family.  I don’t know why G-d chose to give me the blessings He has, but I am so thankful.  It also leaves me with this thought:

“What would our families, country and world look like if we were governed by the laws G-d’s given in His Word about how we are to treat others?  What could be different about these girl’s lives?”

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