Walked with Liam, reminded to end abuse

Liam's shoe in my hand

Watch out for pet peeves? This is one of mine. Forgive my ranting.  This year I have picked up a new passion. I am committed to helping abused people by listening and praying and being willing to face the bullies. I will stand with the abused and fight evil in its most base forms. I was thinking today of a photo sent to me of a child severely beaten with a bruised and cut lip and a black eye. I had a hard time looking at the photo. There was nothing that poor child did to deserve the beating she received. She could have had a tantrum, disobeyed her parents, transgressed in some way and none of those things was a reason for the beating she received. That beating was insane, out of control and evil. The parent or parents who did it violated their trust. The beating went beyond what should have been done and the act became the sin. To them (parents) is committed the tasks of  love and training of the child which may include many different forms of disciplines and boundaries. Loosing control and abusing a child is a transgression against God's institution of parenting. The child's action does not meet the horrible reaction of the parental abuse.
Mal. 3:5b “and those who exploit... orphans”

1) to press upon, oppress, violate, defraud, do violence, get deceitfully, wrong, extort 1a) to oppress, wrong, extort 1a2) to oppress 1b) to be exploited, be crushed



This what a child need when being corrected.
COME UNTO ME FOR I AM GENTLE

Note exploit and the words I put in bold print. They are words of abuse. The child pictured is an orphan. It is a sin to abuse a child. God will judge such sins. I have chosen to send a picture of a shoe worn by Liam my grandson. It reminds me how small he is. I am to him huge. Will Liam need limits? Nos? Timeouts? Training? and other disciplines as tools to help Liam grow to be a mature, loving adult ? Yes but he will never need abuse. That little shoe reminds me that my hands seek to be gentle and strong enough to be used for Liam's good. Let's end abuse in our time. I was abused differently then the little girl. That is important to me. But I was abused. It was insane and evil. Since my ealy20's I have agressively tried to come to terms with it and end it.

My walk today was a good one. I am encouraged at my breathing getting easier. This no small point. Even walking these past two weeks and I am already seeing my breathing more relaxed and blood flowing through out my body. After my walk I took time to stretch and bask in the warm sunshine. I am very thankful I can walk my 30 minutes. Keep walking