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Me: \u00a0Look at those nice condo’s!<\/p>\n

Prodigal: \u00a0I do believe that those people are so rich they eat their layin’ hens.<\/p>\n

Me: \u00a0We can’t have prejudice against the rich.<\/p>\n

Prodigal: \u00a0No, we can’t.<\/p>\n

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This is from the book Voices of the Faithful by Beth Moore.<\/p>\n

I had known the quiet woman for only a few months, but already I respected her. \u00a0Her father had died young, and she was the primary breadwinner for her family. \u00a0She worked hard and sought to honor her mother. \u00a0After a missionary led her to the Lord, she also lived her life for Jesus. \u00a0She was pleasant and had a true servant’s heart.<\/p>\n

She went to church, yet even there the dividing lines were drawn. \u00a0As a poor girl born into a low Hindu caste of street sweepers, few greeted her with handshakes and warm embraces.<\/p>\n

I had been bedridden for more than a week. \u00a0I was too weak to go to the nearest medical facility. \u00a0I struggled to swallow water, and I ate and drank nothing else. \u00a0My body and mind were too exhausted to read Scripture or even to pray. \u00a0My family was continents away, and friends did not know what to do to help me improve.<\/p>\n

Then the young woman came to my bedside. \u00a0I was happy to have her there. \u00a0She placed her hand on my forearm and went directly to the Lord in prayer, asking for my healing. \u00a0The \u00a0next morning I was well.<\/p>\n

How grateful I am to the Lord that the woman whom so many reject placed her hands of prayer on me!<\/p>\n

Although it is easy to judge other believers for their treatment of this woman born in humble circumstances, I had to ask myself the shameful question, Do I have any prejudice in my heart?<\/p>\n

Chele, South Asia<\/p>\n

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Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. \u00a0For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of Lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 10:16-17<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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