According to Rowan Williams, the cry 'Abba, Father' is not just a calm acknowledgment of God's abstract fatherhood, it is the cry of outrage, rather like a child awaking from a nightmare and calling for parental intervention; It is the cry of outrage in the face of world where injustice is commonplace. Having started working this week for International Needs - a Christian development charity - confronting injustice and empowering some of the poorest people in the world to find new hope and opportunity, is the urgent, exciting and challenging work that God has laid at my door. But it is also something that we can all play a part in, whether great or small.
Psalm 37:5-6 says:
'Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.'
Whether is it sponsoring the education of a child who would otherwise have no opportunity to be equipped to climb out of poverty, or to go a visit and help first hand on one our trips, we all can make a difference. Why not visit www.ineeds.co.uk or contact me.
(International Needs is a worldwide Christian mission and development agency, that seeks to connect people around the world and bring lasting transformation to areas of great need.)
