Saturday, November 20, 2021
UNIVERSAL
CHILDRENS DAY
Proverbs, Chapter 3, Verse 7-8
7
Do not be wise in your own eyes, FEAR
the LORD and turn away from evil; 8 this will mean health for your
flesh and vigor for your bones.
This
chapter focuses on guidance for the young.
1.
Don’t
forget the law: Love the Lord your God and your neighbor as yourself.
2.
Be
merciful as is God.
3.
Seek
the ultimate truth.
4.
Seek
humility.
5.
Tithe
and honor God with your possessions.
6.
Take
correction (testing) with a spirit of love and obedience.
7.
Wisdom
is greater than possessions-be happy.
8.
Be
discrete and graceful-don’t gossip.
9.
Hold
no grudges and you will sleep soundly.
10. Do not fear the wicked when they
come remember the Lord is your confidence.
11. Do not delay on giving assistance
to those whom it is due when it is within the power of your hand to do so.
12. Do not scheme against your
neighbor.
13. Do not strive against someone
without just cause.
14. Do not be an oppressor, bully, and
teaser.
15. Do not be perverse, willful and
stubborn.
16. Be upright, decent and honest.
Wisdom
promises a reward: long life, a good name, divine protection, health, abundant
crops. Yet, being a disciple of the Lord does not guarantee unalloyed bliss:
one must allow God freedom to “reprove”
or educate. The process of education is like when a father first invites his
son (or disciple) to memorize his teaching (v. 1), then to enter upon a
relationship of trust with him (v. 3), and finally to place
his trust in God, who takes up the parental task of education (v. 5). Education begun by
the parent is brought to full completion by God. One might be tempted to judge
the quality of one’s relationship to God by one’s prosperity. It is an
inadequate criterion, for God as a teacher might go counter to student
expectations. The discipline of God can involve suffering. Serving God requires
serving one’s neighbor through kindness (vv. 27–28), maintaining peace
with the good (vv. 29–31), having no envy of the
wicked (v. 31),
because the Lord’s friendship and kindness are with the just, not with the
wicked.[1]
Universal
Children's Day[2]
Universal Children's Day
aims to create a day of international fraternity and understanding between
children all over the globe. The holiday's secondary purpose is to promote the
objectives and ideals of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the
Convention on the Rights of the Child through activities and awareness.
Children are the future of the planet, but they are a vulnerable group exposed
to abuse and exploitation on a daily basis. As young dependents, children rely
on adults for everything from food to shelter to education and it is imperative
that their rights be heard if they are to survive and develop into the next
generation of world citizens. Universal Children's Day was declared on in 1954
by the United Nations General Assembly as a day to be celebrated on
November 20, the anniversaries of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child
and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, both of which protect the human rights
of children.
Universal Children's Day Facts
& Quotes
·
The
UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child in November 1989. The United States drafted and signed the treaty;
however, it is currently the only member county that has not ratified it,
meaning that the US is not legally bound by the Convention. Ratifying the
treaty would go against certain laws currently in place in the US, most
notably, the treaty forbids life imprisonment without parole for children under
18.
·
According
to UNICEF, 22,000 children die every day as a result of poverty, often due to
preventable diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia.
·
As
of 2013, 21.8 million children worldwide in their first year of life had not
received adequate vaccine doses against diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria
and pertussis.
·
The
poor are hungry and their hunger traps them in poverty. - The World Food Program
·
What
is at stake is nothing less than the survival and well-being of a generation of
innocents. - Antonia Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Universal Children's Day Top Events
and Things to Do
·
Read
the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of
the Child to learn more about how these treaties can impact your community.
·
Spend
the day playing with your children, your nieces and nephews, your grandchildren
or other children that you know. Take them to the beach, a playground, a movie,
or any other outing of their choosing.
·
Donate
your time to American organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
or UNICEF that constantly need volunteers to organize and execute activities
for children in needy communities.
·
Watch
a movie that touches on children's rights. Our picks are In This World (2012),
Arna's Children (2002) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Reparations
for offenses and blasphemies against God and the Blessed Virgin Mary
· Saturday Litany of the Hours
Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary
·
Offering to the
sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[2]https://www.wincalendar.com/Universal-Childrens-Day
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