The Anawim

6/16/09
My breath prayer for the day comes from Psalm 9:18, "For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever." In Hebrew, the poor are called the anawim. In the Jewish faith, the height of generosity was to show kindness to the widow, the orphan, and the sojourner in the land. You can tell the most about us by how we treat the least among us.
I know at times that all of us are the anawim. We are the vulnerable ones, the hurt ones, the powerless ones, the sick ones, the poor ones. I pray that in those times we find comfort from Psalm 9 which says we are not forgotten and our hope does not die. I pray that in those times when we are strong, rich, powerful, well, and rich that we may not forget what it was like to be the anawim and may reach out to those who currently are the poor and needy. Then we will live out this verse by not forgetting them and offering them hope.

Love,
Pastor Lynn