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So, last night I was looking at people’s myspace’s and I came across this incredible song called “Orphan Girl.” The song was about this girl who obviously had no family…and it went on to describe how she had no Father, mother, brother, or sister. In short, the song was about how God becomes all of those things for us even when we don’t have an earthly family. The song painted a beautiful picture of the “orphan girl” sitting at the banquet table in Heaven with her new Mother, brother, sister, and Father.

It was really odd that I came upon this song last night, because we had just come home from church late, talking to one of our youth group kids about this very thing. One of our youth group kids is a step-child in a family that he really doesn’t fit in with. They don’t accept him as their own. This is similar to a lot of the situations that our other youth group kids are in.

One of our kids in particular has a really bad relationship with his step-father; he has been told not to speak to his step-father, and to basically go to his room when he comes home and to not bother anyone. Last night, he finally broke down and shared his feelings about the constant humiliation he goes through on a daily basis.

Even though, the situation he is in right now is awful, I hope that this kid realizes that he has a family that awaits him in Heaven, and has the love of a Father that is unconditional.

P.S. The song is by Over the Rhine…check it out.