1.0Red Lettershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redlettersTom Davishttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/author/tdavisScriptures on Caring for the Orphan - Red Lettersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Djbb2ybkl4"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2006/11/scriptures-on-c.html">Scriptures on Caring for the Orphan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2006/11/scriptures-on-c.html/embed#?secret=Djbb2ybkl4" width="600" height="338" title="“Scriptures on Caring for the Orphan” — Red Letters" data-secret="Djbb2ybkl4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Today, I wanted to post some scriptures to meditate on. It tells some of the story of why orphans are so important to God and why we are supposed to care for them. God calls Himself the Father of the fatherless. · Psalm 68:5, “A father of the fatherless and a judge for…