I think that it is easy to forget what the Statue of Liberty stands for. While many know that it / Ellis Island was the gateway to America for a long time, many have either forgotten or never been taught what is enscribed at the base of the statue. It states,
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door."
This sounds very similar to what Christ told us. He told us to go out into the streets and tell the poor and homeless about Him. We are to seek out those who are hurt and disabled. We are to seek out the social outcast. Those whom society has turned a blind eye to. This is the reason why I believe in organizations such as the Phoenix Rescue Mission, Joni & Friends, and the Crisis Pregnancy Center. These para-church organizations specifically target the people that Jesus said to go out and invite the banquet. They are the people that know that they are in need of the promised land. They are willing to take to walk out in faith hoping for the unseen because they have nothing left to lose. So I would like to encourage you to learn more about one of these organizations by clicking on a link below. Also, I again would like to remind you to thank Jesus this Independence Day for the freedom and liberty that He has given through the cross and to tell someone else about this freedom.http://phoenixrescuemission.org/
http://www.joniandfriends.org/
http://www.choicesaz.org/
