Ask and it will be given
to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For
everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door
will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8
The Nebraska constitution
states that all children in the state shall receive 50% of their cost of
education from the state of Nebraska. Over the years some schools have been
reduced leaving some only receiving 6% of their schooling from the state.
This leaves the landowners
in these communities paying the extra money needed for rural schools. Young
farmers are leaving the farms because they cannot provide for their families.
These folks, myself
included, have hired attorneys, attended meetings at the capitol and involved
farm agencies to solve this inequity. However, in Thomas’s study of Matthew
this morning, I realized we haven’t asked our Lord. Maybe it is time to have a
prayer session.
Prayer: Dear Lord, when times are
difficult and inequities seem to pull us down, help us to remember to return to
you. We get caught up into thinking we can solve the problems and forget to ask,
seek and knock on your door. Forgive us. Thank you for your words in Matthew.
Guide us and help us to remember you can open doors. Amen.
Sandra Hilsabeck
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