{"id":20600,"date":"2020-03-16T15:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/?p=20600"},"modified":"2020-03-16T15:05:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:05:31","slug":"ask-god-for-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/ask-god-for-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask God for Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20605\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/img_2242.jpg\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for Africa when you wash your hands again today for the millionth time.<\/p>\n<p>How the discomfort of chapped hands is getting old, I am sure!<\/p>\n<p>And what a blessing to have fresh water that you didn\u2019t carry on your head back to your home.<\/p>\n<p>What a blessing to have soap. Any soap at all! Let alone ones that smell so lovely.<\/p>\n<p>Ask God for mercy to protect the poor who would wash their hands with soap if they could.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20611\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/img_0939.jpg\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">(some local &#8220;toilets&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for Africa when you take your extra vitamin C and daily vitamins.<\/p>\n<p>I know we\u2019re all doing what we can to avoid sickness.<\/p>\n<p>And what a blessing to be able to avoid HIV and tuberculosis as a baseline before this virus.<\/p>\n<p>What if HIV weren\u2019t a choice? What if vaccine access was inconsistent?<\/p>\n<p>Ask God for mercy for the immunocompromised people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20602\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/img_2374.jpg\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please pray for Africa when you avoid public places.<\/p>\n<p>Going from busy days to quiet hours can be maddening, I understand and have been there. It takes time to adjust and find new purpose in the quiet.<\/p>\n<p>And what a blessing to be able to avoid crammed public transport \u2013 the very transport to get to the hospital after walking an hour to get to the pick-up spot.<\/p>\n<p>Ask God for mercy for fellow Africans to be able to get to COVID-19 testing facilities, that the facilities would be equipped, and that those sick would not infect the entire transport vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20603\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/img_1665.jpg\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>America, my words are sincere.<\/p>\n<p>I understand the legitimate challenges of this virus. This inconvenience and even this fear.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty I have seen as you all make the sacrifices to protect the vulnerable is admirable.<\/p>\n<p>Our African brothers and sisters are praying for your sick and your vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for Africa too. Ask God for mercy.<\/p>\n<p>No one gets to pick where they\u2019re born. Ask God for mercy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20604\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/img_8795.jpg\" width=\"4096\" height=\"2304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My heart is broken for you, brothers and sisters, there in America.<\/p>\n<p>And my heart is broken for our brothers and sisters waiting here in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Viruses aren\u2019t population selective.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is different and strong all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re praying for you, America.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Ask God for mercy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20620\" src=\"https:\/\/todayslegacy.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/03\/img_8224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8224.JPG\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/>rdw1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Please pray for Africa when you wash your hands again today for the millionth time. How the discomfort of chapped hands is getting old, I am sure! And what a blessing to have fresh water that you didn\u2019t carry on your head back to your home. What a blessing to have soap. 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