As I sat down to do my devotions on Christmas morning God put this on my heart. I'm not sure of why today of all days, perhaps because as we celebrate a baby born for the purpose of saving our souls, God's heart aches for all the young women who need to hear the hope of this Gift they've been given.

Volunteering as a mentor for teenage mothers, I've heard more heartbreaking stories than I've ever wished to know. Most of the young moms were raised without fathers at home. Some were sexually molested by family members. There are young women who live in poverty, who wonder where they'll get their next meal. All of them have other worries too, like how'll they'll finish school, where they can get diapers, if their boyfriend will ever care that he has a child, or if she'll ever find the love she's looking for--the love she tried to find by giving away her body and her heart. [...]

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