“Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Isaiah 1:17b
I have read in the Bible many times that we should care for the widow. Many verses that I have focused on throughout the years referred to taking care of the widow, praying for the widow, or, as in the verse above, pleading for the case of the widow. Instead, I focused on the fatherless and the oppressed. I sought justice through supporting human trafficking awareness.
A while back, one of my classmates died. He was young in my consideration. He left an even younger widow. I was heartbroken because he died after a long health struggle. He was in his mid-60s. Too young to die.
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