I don’t re-blog often, but this is a must-read. Lisa Beth is a New York City resident and is seeing firsthand what is going on. She is also a strong and faithful believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and her insights are blessed. Please make room for the 5 to 7 minutes it will take you to read this!
The current plight of NYC is no secret. Living here for 40 years, as a student, social worker, and State Parole Officer, ‘chaos’ has fueled my career, my social life and increasingly later – my spiritual life in the Lord. In my 20’s, my neighborhood was laden with drug dealers, so bold in fact that they set up chaise lounges on the sidewalks to sell comfortably! The huge armory two blocks away from me provided beds for 800 homeless men – broken, addicted, and many dangerous – often spilling out into doorsteps and stoops.
This city snapshot of the 1980’s slowly faded as Federal, State and local law enforcement intervened, politics changed, and social initiatives began. Uplifted and revived, NYC began to prosper and excel in every way. There was, of course, still chaos but we wouldn’t have it any other way!
Crime, black outs, recessions, terrorist attacks…all brought chaos…
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Blue Collar Theologian
July 11, 2020
I agree that we have turned the (long) dark corner, one in which we can look back in lament or we can look ahead to the glorious return of Christ. Love and blessings David!!
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dettinger47
July 11, 2020
You as well, Mandy.
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Sonrisa (Crissy)
July 12, 2020
So true,
Thanks for sharing
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Sheila D.Currie Blake
July 12, 2020
thank you for this post. the school sys should not impose this on the children at all, but we know that it is enemy working behind the scene. his aim to is capture the young minds..Help us Lord in this chaos in Jesus name.
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dettinger47
July 12, 2020
Well said, Sheila. I absolutely agree.
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