“A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.” Psalm 68:5 & Psalm 146:9. ( NKJV).
“Pass the pepper, please.”
“Oh, you'd like the pepper?” Bubba said.
“Yes, please. For my grits.” Six-year-old Molly reached for the pepper shaker.
“Allow me.” Bubba, sitting at her right, shook a generous amount on her grits.
“Here. Let me add some.” George, on her left, took the pepper shaker, gave it a hardy shake. The top fell, pepper blackened her food.
“Molly, something wrong?” Head bowed, she bit her trembling bottom lip. Uncle looked at her plate then his sons.
“Pass me Molly’s plate, Bubba.” He divided the grits. “Bubba, this half's for your supper, and George, the other is yours. I expect a clean plate.” Then he served Molly a fresh plate.
“Thank you, Uncle.” She swiped unbidden tears with her napkin.
“Wait, Grandfather,” Timmy said. “Why were the boys so mean to Molly? Hadn’t she just come to live with them?”
“She had, due to the death of her mother. But I assure you, the boys treated their new sister with kindness after that.”
“How do you know?” Timmy tilted his head.
“Because I learned the lesson well. Remember what the family called me?”
“Bubba. You’re that Bubba?” Grandfather nodded. “Uh, were you turned upside down?”
“Better believe it and I’ll never forget it. The Lord takes care of widows and orphans. Woe to them that take advantage of them. I’m proof of that!”
Kingdom Thinking. In this upside down world of Covid 19 with fear and hatred abounding, the Lord, indeed, takes care of widows and orphans. (That’s me!) My mother’s aunt and uncle adopted her after she lost her mother and welcomed her into their family. Our Lord does the same. He adopted me, promises never to leave me and loves me with an everlasting love. He offers the same to you. Won’t you come?