SENTINEL WATCH August 16, 2010 Issue

PRAYER FOR CHILDREN IN WAR ZONES

MARTA GREENWOOD

ACCORDING TO a Washington Post article, Afghan parents keep their children indoors to protect them from roadside bombs, land mines, and shootings. How to make that indoor time profitable? The children's television program Sesame Street is being recruited to bring "fair play, ethnic tolerance, and national unity to help heal and shape the country's young minds" ("For Afghanistan's children of war, "Sesame Street' could provide a healing touch," March 25, 2010).

When I read this, my heart was deeply moved at the thought of these children being caught in war and conflict zones. Besides the obvious dangers, families are often reduced to poverty because employment is interrupted and obtaining food is difficult. Sometimes children are exploited in the form of underage prostitution.

Life for children in a war zone is dangerous and confining. And prayer in defense of their innocence and safety is so important. We cannot afford to neglect or postpone this important work. Spiritually scientific prayer is a powerful weapon because it is enforced by infinite Love, our Father-Mother God, who holds all children in complete safety.

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