Praying Like a Superhero

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Proverbs 31 Ministries posted a devotional I wrote. I’m excited to share it with you.

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Yes, I’m Privileged

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

I admit it. I’m a woman of privilege:

 

Parents who loved God, each other and me.
A godly husband and gracious friends.
A safe home, warm bed and enough food.
Good teachers and great books.

 

I thank you, Lord, for my many, many blessings. I pray for my readers who lack these privileges, those who feel unloved and unsafe, cold and hungry, cut off and alone. Wrap them in the warmth of your love, the security of your protection, the nurture of your Word and the hope of your heaven. 

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Simply Not Good Enough

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Under slavery, there were laws against teaching people of color to read and write. Some urban schools are the 21st-century version, cutting students off from future success.

 

This is unacceptable. We Christians should raise our voices:

  • prayerfully, asking God to remove the barriers.
  • politically, advocating for better practices.
  • practically, keeping our own words short, simple and easy to read.

 

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Cry Out in Unity

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

In many American cities, homicide is the #1 cause of death for young black men. If we care about unborn black babies, we must also care about at-risk young adults.

Lamentations 2:19 (NIV)
Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children.

 

Let’s lift our hands in unity for these lives.

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Pure Ends and Means?

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

 

 

“The  means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

Think it through. What might Dr. King think of the means and ends of the African-American abortion rate?

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Today’s Tears

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

 

Martin Luther King Day on the heels of Sanctity of Life Sunday . . . it brings to mind the abortion of black babies. 

 

  • African-Americans account for almost 30% of abortions
  • Black women are 5 times more likely than white women to choose abortion
  • In New York City, there are more abortions of black babies than live births
  • It is estimated that since 1973, more than 15 million African-American pregnancies have ended in abortion 

I weep for 15 million  mothers without hope and children without life.

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Safe Shelter for DNA

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Today is Sanctity of Life Sunday. There’s no better day to ponder the science of life. As more people test their DNA to discover the details of their backgrounds, we clearly understand that every cell in our bodies carries our unique code. 

 

The womb is supposed to be a safe shelter for that unique DNA.

Thank you, Lord, for the unique code you place in each one of us. May we revere and appreciate the wisdom and love behind it.

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Simply Good

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Proverbs 31:12 (NIV) says it well:

. . . good, not harm,
all the days.

All good.

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Less Vice

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

Philippians 2:15 (CEV)
You live among people who are crooked and evil.

Or as the Amplified Bible puts it:
a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation.

 

Clearly, less vice, crookedness and perversion is better–in me, and in our culture.

 

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More Virtue

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Shirlee Abbott

 

You may be familiar with the “virtuous” woman or wife “of noble character”  in Proverbs 31:10. The Hebrew word, “hayil,” is often translated virtuous, noble, capable, valiant, excellent, strong, good, worthy.

According to Vocabulary.com, virtuous is “‘good‘ with a halo.”

 

 

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