Amy Carmichael was a missionary serving in India, working with children. One important mission to Amy was to save young girls from becoming temple prostitutes.
"Inside her bible on a card pasted inside the front cover, are these words:
'These children are dear to Me. Be a mother to them, and more than a mother. Watch over them tenderly, be just and kind. If thy heart is not large enough to embrace them, I will enlarge it after a pattern of My own. If these young children are docile and obedient, bless Me for it; if they are froward, call upon Me for help; if they weary thee, I will be thy consolation; if thou sink under thy burden, I will be thy Reward."
These words are followed by a picture of the Shepherd, reaching for a lamb while a vulture hovers overhead."
- taken from A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot
What a great reminder to parents for us to call on the Lord to be the Shepherd of our children and to rely on Him as we parent in this sinful world!!
Be Blessed this Sunday!!
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