When night falls in Pittsburgh...
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When night falls in Pittsburgh, 608 families leave their porch lights on and have baskets ready on their porches should a young mother wish to leave her baby at their door. It is an effort to counter the rise of "throwaways," "Dumpster Babies," abandoned babies that too frequently make headlines. Programs allowing mothers to leave babies at hospitals and fire or police stations without criminal prosecution are already in effect in three states, and 14 other states are contemplating something similar. In Yukaipa, California, Debi Faris maintains the Garden of Angels where she has provided burial sites for some 38 children who have been abandoned and subsequently died. But in Houston, Texas, Gwenn Square, hoping her mother might return to look for her, has never moved far from the ditch where her mother abandoned her 40 years ago. She says, "I'm an offspring of nobody."
What a comfort to know that we are God's children! We are not alone, forsaken or hopeless. By the working of God's Spirit, we are secure in the family of God. We are led to live as our Father wills. And we are heirs of the riches of his grace in the world to come.
What a comfort to know that we are God's children! We are not alone, forsaken or hopeless. By the working of God's Spirit, we are secure in the family of God. We are led to live as our Father wills. And we are heirs of the riches of his grace in the world to come.
