Editorial April 29, 1991 Issue

For the progress of all the world's children

Elaine Natale

In recent weeks we've seen and heard quite a bit about the effects of war on children. Greater attention is being given to the special challenges children face in many areas of the world—and rightly so. Our hearts go out to them, and we wonder what we can do. Practical Christianity reassures us that we're not helpless—we have spiritual resources to overcome what is unjust and inhumane.

In the April 15 issue of the Sentinel, we explored the subject of children's own spiritual capacity to understand God and respond to His guidance and care. The following editorial discusses how adults' actions—inspired by prayer—can make a tremendous difference in helping children.

Stories of what it means to be a child are heard in all cultures and strike a special chord within us—one that may be deeper than any other. Haven't we, as adults, looked into the eyes of children and seen ourselves—that part of us we so yearn to keep intact? We see in children an innocence and trust, a love that often seems miraculous in its purity in the midst of a sometimes indifferent world where innocence isn't valued.

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