Dearest Holy God, my "Mexicana" daughter is concerned about the woman co-director of the orphanage. As she describes Maestra, I see a frustrated, angry woman whose life has not turned out the way she had hoped. Is this vision from You? She has become a Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein) who might not be a willing one....
Maestra, as my daughter sees, is harsh, punitive, and sometimes even violent in her discipline of the ninos. At one time, my daughter reported that the Mexican style of discipline is largely harsh, and the poor residents of the orphanage cannot expect any softness or affection in life anyway; so, almost to prepare them for a hard life, there is little in the way of love.
Is that what happened to Maestra, Lord? Was her childhood difficult? She married Profe many years ago, and perhaps she expected a more middle-class life since they are both educators. Now...52 children at this time, and more have been there at other times.
Father, soften her heart. I suspect that she has not really experienced Your gracious and forgiving love. Please remove the veil from her eyes and her heart to see how gently and still firmly You discipline, and to what end--repentance and restoration of relationship! May this become true for her and then through her may this become true for the ninos. In Jesus's name~~Amen.
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