March 25


Ruth, Dear Ruth….


… love one another fervently with a pure heart …

I Peter 1:22b (NKJV)


Ruth, our Compassion International sponsored orphan in Haiti, is so precious and yet so introverted and shy, I decided to write her a poem to encourage her—a poem from the heart. The theme is from Romans 12:2—being transformed….

I wanted to wait for her 7th birthday, but these words are too important. So, instead, they go out tonight!


Ruth, dear Ruth….

Little girl—

wonder from the mind of God—

you captured my heart.

Please,

accept a father's love and

a writer’s touch with words to

wrap around your heart

like a blanket ... a warm blanket

to take away the lonely chill—

And join your heart with mine

And by His word, transform—

like the butterfly

Transform Ruth, grow with me

... and fly!

Not for me ... but for Him

Always for Him!

Always for Him!

Je t'aime …

always …

Je t'aime….


Father, allow my words to express tender love and a pure motive. May You touch Ruth’s heart for Your glory. Amen.