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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2011-09-13 05:20 AM

MOGADISHU LESSONS
13 September 2011

The sun rises
with a new glow
these days
in the killing grounds
of Mogadishu.
The resilient, smiling people
awake with the fresh breath
of hope, expectation and determination.
The streets are filling up again with people
no longer afraid to venture out and ply their trade
and buildings are being reborn
with the fruits of funds that are pouring in
and most of all,
as many people as can be reached
are healing
in some ways
with the blessings
of loving,
humanitarian,
volunteering
doctors,
nurses,
paramedics,
journalists
and others
who hold back their tears – or not -
and visit the country
a week at a time
and take
medicines,
food
equipment,
skills
and loving compassion
and work the skin off their hands
and rub their hearts raw.

God has truly blessed Somalians
who deeply
know and understand
the love
and blessings
of others
and that
God helps those
who help themselves.

God, please continue
to bless
those loving givers
and worthy and needing recipients
with everything that you deem good

and please help me to
do
like those volunteers
in my own little space
and to
be
as grateful and hopeful
and determined and pro-active
as the people of Mogadishu.

Owl

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

1 posted 2011-09-13 07:04 AM

"God, please continue
to bless
those loving givers
and worthy and needing recipients
with everything that you deem good"

Amen to that.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

2 posted 2011-09-13 11:58 AM

and work the skin off their hands
and rub their hearts raw.

This goes straight to my heart... I add my solemn AMEN to your prayer.

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

3 posted 2011-09-14 02:37 AM

Thank you JL and Ruth for your kind compassion for the people of Mogadishu. They really need our prayers.

Owl

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2011-09-14 04:31 AM

quote:
God, please continue
to bless
those loving givers
and worthy and needing recipients
with everything that you deem good

and please help me to
do
like those volunteers
in my own little space
and to
be
as grateful and hopeful
and determined and pro-active
as the people of Mogadishu.

Amen! Compassionate words from your boundless heart.

Love,
Margherita

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

5 posted 2011-09-14 02:26 PM

Thank you, Margherita, for your wonderful impression of me and for your prayer for the people of Mogadishu.

Owl

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2011-09-14 05:36 PM

A fine prayer...James

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

7 posted 2011-09-15 02:10 AM

Thank you, James.

Owl

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