Caring for our children

"God, we have pushed so many of our children into the tumultuous sea of life

in small and leaky boats without survival gear and compass.

Forgive us and help them to forgive u.

Help us now to give all our children the anchors of faith and love, the rudders

of purpose and hope, the sails of health and education, and the paddles of

family and community

to keep them safe and strong when life's sea gets rough."

Marian Wright Edelman

The Sea is so Wide and My Boat is so Small

These are the opening words to the latest book by Marian Wright Edelman.  I started the book on my recent flight.  A must read for everyone that believes that in the importance of caring for our children.    In the days ahead I'll reflect a bit more on it ... but wanted to start with sharing this opening.

We continue to bail out boats as they are sinking.

Instead we need boats that are strong and solid.  

All children deserve boats that are seaworthy.

All the children of the world those ... 

in our neighborhood

in the inner city

in mountain communities

in the rural outposts

in countries near 

in countries far  

This is a global world we live in ... 

We communicate around the globe daily real time ... 

Yes, all the children