Article April 25, 2011 Issue

Reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor: Finding home in Japan

Louis E. Benjamin

Many heart-wrenching stories are coming from Japan these days, and one is the news of those who have been displaced from their homes. Some people don’t know whether they will be able to return home; and others, whose homes were destroyed, don’t know where their next home will be. 

Prayer can support people today who are facing homelessness. One hymn that I’ve found really helpful in praying during such times is by Joseph H. Gilmore. It refers to God’s continuous guidance:

He leadeth me, He leadeth me,
By His own hand He leadeth me.
His faithful follower I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.
(Christian Science Hymnal, No. 95)