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"Am I my brother's keeper?" Genesis 4:9
No and yes . . .
No! I am not a keeper,
a sweeper in of mistaken mortal theories
with their gamut of psychological causes
about yesterday's fears, faux pas, and frustrations.
I refuse to let anything
enter into my haven
of absolute conviction
of pure perfection about man (individually or collectively).
Any action that would try to force me
to solidify a past or that could support
even justifiable disappointment
is not allowed.
Yes! I am my brother's keeper
because I am keeping him
in the holy place of prayer
where affirmation transforms wishful-wistful-fretful
thinking into
rejoicing with God!
As I go to God and ask Him how He made each one,
He tells me how He is gently and firmly
keeping and holding
this family in His tender might.
I listen.
Then, in the sanctuary of quiet stillness and obedient surrender,
I lose the conceit of preconceived impressions, and
I hear God shouting for joy at His creation,
and so do I.
Dorothy P. Seagren
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August 17, 1987 issue
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The moral courage and wisdom to confront wrong
Thomas C. Asher
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"Am I my brother's keeper?" Genesis 4:9
Dorothy P. Seagren
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Sharing a healing can change a life
Christine Quinn Hedrick
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The everlasting arms
Regitia Smaridge
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Reach for the spiritual answer
Bettye Hammer Givens
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Don't be anxious, be spiritually expectant
Karen Daub Bedinger
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In proportion
Grace B. Weinberg Ader
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False realism
Allison W. Phinney, Jr.
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Can the marketplace determine life's real value?
William E. Moody
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Table in the wilderness
Sarah M. Gibson
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Jeremy's great big smile
Angelyn C. Blanchard
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I give this testimony because the Bible says (Ps. 107:2), "Let...
Jimmie Lou Malone
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"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine...
Jane Carey with contributions from Thomas F. Carey
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I would like to share several experiences I have had of God's...
Shirley Hazel Wanerus with contributions from Lucille Thomas