November 27, 2007
Posted by Andy under Adoption, Theology
Adapted from my journal - July 8, 2005, Fuling, China
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans…in their affliction” (James 1:27).
I spent the early morning thinking about James 1:27 (couldn’t sleep!), specifically about what “visiting orphans in their affliction” means. I probably should have given this serious thought years ago since James says that visiting orphans in their affliction is an essential mark of true Christianity, but I had not. There is something about spending several days in an orphanage in the middle of China that forces you to think about the meaning of James’ words. So there I sat at 4:30am on July 8th, 2005, in Fuling, China wondering what “visiting orphans in their affliction” might really involve.
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