Amazing Grace

The lives of Children and the conscience of a Nation.

Jonathan Kozol, 1995.

I read this book in October of this year. A colleague at work gave it to me with a few others she thought I might like.

This book was written 14 years ago and I would pray that things are different, but I have experienced too much of this world to truly believe that.

The writer spent weeks in Mott Haven, a poor neighborhood in the South Bronx focusing the children. Kozol points to systemic discrimination, hopelessness, limited economic opportunities and cutbacks to social services as cause of this crisis.

Read this, it isn’t fun, but READ THIS BOOK. Then get involved. If you don’t know where to start try

random acts of [luhv] – you can find them on FaceBook.

Hebrews 4:16