tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762252064403930159.post7684514654351192734..comments2018-11-22T04:39:38.872-06:00Comments on Sing Over Me...: With Lovingkindness Have I Drawn You...Maureen Carroll Sebek http://www.blogger.com/profile/17457142544477838261noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762252064403930159.post-9940159501223530172012-09-01T14:15:44.575-05:002012-09-01T14:15:44.575-05:00Just realizing again how much we need to pray for ...Just realizing again how much we need to pray for the victims of abuse. Some never recover - some die at the hands of their abuser. For those many innocent victims, my heart breaks. Please lift them up to God in prayer today. Dear God, heal them, protect them, bring them to know You as the Father who loves them with an everlasting love... Maureen Carroll Sebek https://www.blogger.com/profile/17457142544477838261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762252064403930159.post-50740840293642401002012-09-01T13:33:20.734-05:002012-09-01T13:33:20.734-05:00Thanks for your comments, Shannon. Not an easy to...Thanks for your comments, Shannon. Not an easy topic, but one we really can't dismiss, if we are going to be honest about life...Maureen Carroll Sebek https://www.blogger.com/profile/17457142544477838261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762252064403930159.post-65062906764150487132012-08-30T07:35:19.213-05:002012-08-30T07:35:19.213-05:00I have struggled with some of these questions for ...I have struggled with some of these questions for years. I think, if I was being abused and my Dad knew about it, he would rush in and save me. So, why doesn't God do that for the victims of abuse? One of the things that has helped is realizing that we live in a broken world, one where we often choose sin over God. Yet, God still loves. He could have abandoned the world after Adam and Eve (and let's be honest, if we were one of them, we'd have chosen to sin as well) chose disobedience over a God they knew more intimately than we do. After all, He walked with them daily, few of us have had that experience since Day 1 of creation. So, He stayed. He gave us free will, and honors that. Does He ever intervene? Absolutely. But, if He were to intervene all the time, would He really be honoring free will? No, He would be manipulative and controlling. Hmmmm...sounds like His nemesis. Not, that it makes understanding child abuse easier, but that's helped to some degree for me. Great post. Shannon Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381524906955498373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762252064403930159.post-81198421641320139032012-08-29T22:05:04.944-05:002012-08-29T22:05:04.944-05:00Thank you, Lottie. You encourage me!Thank you, Lottie. You encourage me!Maureen Carroll Sebek https://www.blogger.com/profile/17457142544477838261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762252064403930159.post-43838375093167184082012-08-29T18:09:46.950-05:002012-08-29T18:09:46.950-05:00Wow ! I really enjoyed this . The book sounds chal...Wow ! I really enjoyed this . The book sounds challenging but I like that . Good read . Love ya MaureenLottie Krolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191248531514830387noreply@blogger.com