"Anne Frank could be a 77-year-old woman living in Boston today, a writer."
~Richard Breitman, 2007
But her family was a denied a visa, so she went into hiding,
wrote a diary that would become famous and died in a concentration camp at age 15.
The Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-anne-frank-refugees-20151125-story.html
“Taking Mum's hand, I whispered "Are we really safe, here?”
― Alwyn Evans, Walk in My Shoes
“It was a dry cold night, and the wind blew keenly,
and the frost was
white and hard. A man would die tonight
of lying out on the marshes, I
thought. And then I looked
at the stars, and considered how awful it
would be
for a man to turn his face up to them as he froze to death,
and
see no help or pity in all the glittering multitude.”
― Charles Dickens
― Charles Dickens
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing
some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
~Hebrews 13:2
You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you,
and you shall love him as yourself,
~Leviticus 19:34a
A Prayer for Refugees
Almighty and merciful God,
whose Son became a refugee
and had no place to call his own;
look with mercy on those who today
are fleeing from danger,
homeless and hungry.
Bless those who work to bring them relief;
inspire generosity and compassion in all our hearts;
and guide the nations of the world towards that day
when all will rejoice in your Kingdom of justice and of peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
From: "An Invitation to Prayer" http://www.invitationtoprayer.org/prayers_refugees.html
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