“So stand with the belt of truth around your waist, justice as your breastplate, and put shoes on your feet so that you are ready to spread the good news of peace. Above all, carry the shield of faith so that you can extinguish the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.” Ephesians 6:14-17
Question of the Week: What song best describes you today?
John 14:15-31 In this time when both Dan and I have been working from home, it is hard not to overhear one another’s zoom meetings in a small house! Dan works for Court Appointed Special Advocates in Baltimore County– CASA—a non-profit organization which trains community volunteers to advocate for children in foster care, from babies right up to those about to turn 21 years of age. Without seeing any faces, I have had an insider’s ear to the work of these volunteers who commit to hours of training, sometimes getting a severe lack of welcome and appreciation from the child they are advocating for. They are struggling with how to be creative with ways to reach out to a child they can not physically see in this pandemic time, working hard at advocating for the child’s well-being with a variety of service providers and through the legal system.
The word “advocate” comes to us from the legal field—our English word is directly from a Latin word meaning to add a voice, to speak up in support of a cause or a person. Continue reading “The Advocate”
Hunting Ridge Presbyterian Church 