Tonight, my thoughts and prayers are with all the parents who have adopted children and teens. I am specifically talking about parents who chose to take into their family a child who has known another family, who had/has a mother and a father that they loved, whether it was a healthy environment or not. A child who may have sisters and brothers they have already grown up with and held onto for support in the midst of chaos. A child who, for various reasons, have been removed from or lost their family due to circumstances out of their control.
To love unconditionally a child you have since infancy, even if they are not biologically yours is one thing.
But...
To love unconditionally a child who comes to you with a past. With more history and baggage than any adult should have, let alone a 6 year old, a 12 year old, or a 16 should have.
To bring a child into your family, knowing one day they may turn there back and resent you.
To hold and comfort and support a child whose world has just fallen apart and help them put it back together.
To not know what unseen scars your child may have or how deep they may run.
To all of you, these words of Christ are especially true: "Whatever you do unto the least of these, you do unto me."
I don't know if I could do it.
God bless and keep you.
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