tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post349179926773816154..comments2023-09-07T04:43:10.746-04:00Comments on Building His Body: The Least of TheseAnne Lang Bundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-59780520650340519402009-01-16T13:46:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:46:00.000-05:00The caricature of the Biblical prophets is of wild...The caricature of the Biblical prophets is of wild-eyed old men screaming about the end of the world.<BR/><BR/>The reality is that these men -- Isaiah, Elijah, etc., cared very deeply about those weakest members of society -- the old, the poor, the orphan -- and their harshest rebukes were specifically to the people who neglected or abused them.Cliffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078849951764075139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-56372294790283878212009-01-16T11:04:00.000-05:002009-01-16T11:04:00.000-05:00Gwen, please don't apologize for the length of com...Gwen, please don't apologize for the length of comment. I'm delighted to hear of the contacts you speak of.<BR/><BR/>I don't know that I've ever seen faces light up the way seniors in a nursing home respond when a group of children walk in, then stop and talk to them. It is such a blessing for both generations!Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-51397812323682637012009-01-16T07:09:00.000-05:002009-01-16T07:09:00.000-05:00Amen, this is so very true. It was such an honor t...Amen, this is so very true. It was such an honor to take care of my dear Momma her last days.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-47165109996652288302009-01-16T03:29:00.000-05:002009-01-16T03:29:00.000-05:00Anne,Thank you as always for your thoughtful refle...Anne,<BR/><BR/>Thank you as always for your thoughtful reflections. So much doom and gloom persists among news of yougsters and their treatment of senior citizens. I'm very pleased that our schools are involved in "Academic Service-Learning". As part of various projects, our elementary students invite seniors to school to play board games with children, be interviewed about their youth, etc. The seniors delight in it and it's a joy to watch the interaction between the children and the elderly. <BR/><BR/>Another point of hope: children's interaction with disabled peers. When I was in school, special needs children were put in separate rooms, never to mingle with other children. That fostered fear and great misunderstanding. Now special needs children are "integrated" into classrooms. Additionally, a program called "peer pals" links special needs children to children in standard classrooms for lunch and recess--social times. Children must be put on a long waiting list to "peer pal" a special needs child. They look forward to their turn to push the wheelchair or turn pages of a book for a child who can't do it alone.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to comment so long. Just wanted to spin some hope into the internet. :) Thank you for this great reminder of godly ways to care for those in need. Though we have far to go, points of hope persist in our society--at least among our youngest members. :)Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.com