After a day filled with love, laughter, deep conversations and time spent with friends and confidants, I found myself feeling very alone at the end of the day, sitting in the dark in my empty home. In the past, I might have allowed this emptiness to overwhelm me and spiral into a depressive state; however, this time was different. I did not let the emotions of the moment dictate and lead to hopelessness; I sat with the feelings of being alone and discovered truths beyond the usual guilt’s of past relationships. As I sat there in the dark, taking in long breaths with purposeful exhales I let my feelings bubble up and flow out and over me, it felt very much like standing in a spring shower letting the raindrops fall upon my face and slowly trickle down my cheeks and drip from my chin. Then, all of a sudden I realized I had tears gently falling from my eyes. It felt good, as if a burden was being lifted and I felt light. The moments that followed were points of truth and clarity, I was alone and perhaps a few feelings of loneliness but I was certain as too what I yearned for…a familiar touch that only my mom could fill, I was not bitter knowing that she was no longer an option since she’s been with Jesus for nearly five years now, no I just felt blessed that I knew and had experienced that kind of love. I cherish the fact I’m always going to be my moms baby. My mom taught me several great lessons about life but the one that I’m most thankful for tonight is, self-love not selfish love but the love and care she taught me as an attitude towards myself. My mom was a strong and confident woman, tough and stern with a huge loving heart. I experienced a truth through this clarifying moment and that truth is I am lonely at times but disparity does not win, most importantly is the fact I am never truly alone, my God is always with me, plus my mom loves me and lives on in my memories. I am grateful for the lessons she taught me and that she will always be a part of me. So, as I continued sitting in the dark on this warm spring night, I prayer to God and ask him to embrace me like my mom used to and to make His presence known and to give me rest. Amen! I woke a few hours later, to a gentle spring rain and the aroma of freshly mown grass and I felt “loved.”
Admittedly, I had to read this devotional a few times as well as the reference book used by Lewis and still I was missing something. It wasn’t until I went to see a movie that my thoughts found common ground and understanding. The movie was not for reference material but God often shows us truth in the most amazing ways. The movie was “Enough” starring Christian Comedian Chonda Pierce. I had ask my friends from my church to go with me and three of them joined me for a wonderful experience. I encourage you to check her out on YouTube or FB! I knew before seeing the movie that Chonda had experienced some major issues in her life and she wanted to share what God has and is doing in her life. She spoke about grief, depression, death, family, friends, children, and loss to name a few…all these things culminating to never feeling she was “enough.” It wasn’t until I arrived home after the movie and I began my evening devotions and writing when i saw a connection from the movie to my writing about this devotional that says, “In Love, He Claims All.” Please bear with me especially if I just completely got you lost by connecting “Enough” and “God Claiming All in Love.” I instantly saw these words in my mind “competition” and “selfishness” a kind of a tug-a-war between God and Myself. Not a proud moment at all, I had not even noticed that, that was even happening. I certainly wasn’t trying to be in a tug-a-war with God, if anything I thought I was arm wrestling the devil. I.was thinking I’m helping God, I’m trying to do my part but in reality all I was doing was keeping pieces of myself from God. God wants all of me (and you). How stupid of me to think that God needs any help, let alone my help. God’s plans for me and you are not even remotely close to anything you or I could imagine. By giving ourselves completely to God, no holding back opens life up to experiences that are beyond our wildest dreams. When we give ourselves to Christ the Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” This may not be the best analogy but try to see if it works for you…you’re at a restaurant and you ask for a glass of cold water with ice, the waitress looks around and the table next to you has a glass half filled with ice and something, she grabs it, fills it with ice water from a pitcher and hands it to you…”. None of us would accept this…this is precisely what happens when we don’t give all of ourselves to God, God wants to make us new, all of the old out and filled with His Holy and perfect love. He doesn’t take away who you are, He removes all the “gunk” that keeps us from receiving all the blessings God has for us and being completely the person He created us to be. “Out with the old, in with the new!” Remember and trust in the promises of God, He will always be with you. Matthew 28:20 “…And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Life will sometimes be difficult and God will be with you. The Bible tells us in John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” And in Matthew 7:13-14 we read, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Lewis’s words at the end of the devotional are very powerful, “For he claims all, because He is love and must bless. He cannot bless us unless He has us. When we try to keep within us an area that is our own, we try to keep an area of death. Therefore, in love, He claims all. There’s no bargaining with Him.” Lewis also quotes John 3:30“He must become greater; I must become less.” Full surrender to God or not at all. God loves you and is waiting with open arms, just ask Him to fill you with His love. Thank you for reading this blog entry and my prayer is that God will bless you in a special way today and that you will feel His presence in your life. ~Peace~
Luke 9:21-26 “Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.”
Psalm 86:1-7 “Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; 3 have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you. You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.”~Blessings and Peace~
References:
Preparing for Easter by C.S.Lewis
The Weight of Glory by C.S.Lewis
First of all, I want to share with you why I’ve been silent. My heart has been heavy, even troubled a little I guess. I have also suffered some writers block. With all that being said, I am still unsure what it is that I need to share but I’m listening to my soul and trusting in God’s Will. It has not been a lack of material to help me write but rather my own stubbornness and fear of the unknown, because I’ve read books, watched videos and currently my head is spinning. I actually feel like a character in Lewis’s “The Screwtape Letters” having an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, debating right and wrong; all the while, my head continues spinning. I decided today to take a fresh look at the devotional and re-read the chapter called “Hell.” The realization that “hell” is more than a word one uses without regard of thought or realism. It is REAL! It is a place and will unfortunately be a reality for some. Hell is as real as Heaven and should not be tossed into the imaginary world that some try to convince us of. The truth is not one of us deserves Heaven but indeed deserve Hell; the lie we receive from the world is we are “deserving.” With God, deserving isn’t even a word He uses; however, He does use words such as, “loved, chosen, created” to describe each of us. He knew from the moment we were created that we would be sinful, He loved us in spite of that fact. That fact alone is why Jesus willingly gave himself as a sacrifice, He took all the sins of the world upon himself at Calvary and died for us all. Yes, we don’t deserve saving, God loves us and wanted us to be with Him throughout eternity and dying on the cross was the only way. This may seem as if I’m trying to scare you, maybe even myself if that’s what it takes to believe. But, I’m not a preacher and I’m not trying to send a message of “hell-fire and brimstone” I am a person, created by God, with a conscious that is restless, a voice that needs to speak, and a heart that cares. I am scared of Hell, but my belief in God is not out of fear for Hell, rather it is a belief and faith in something/someone bigger than myself. I believe in what the Bible says and I am ashamed that I fall short daily of doing all that I should. Pain is part of being human, I have experienced pain and have felt the joys of its place in my life. God does not pour pain down upon us simply because He could, God uses painful experiences that happen in life to show us His redeeming love. There’s a plan and purpose for all things, we may not know them all or even begin to understand them but we can place our trust in God because He cares for us. I have experienced some horrific events in my life, some I didn’t think I would survive but here I am all because of God. Losing my mother was the most painful and heart wrenching experience I’ve ever had, it’s been almost 5 years and there’s not a day I don’t think about her, wanting to call her, share a story with her, to hear her laugh, see her smile, feel her hugs…this is all purely selfishness on my part. God used this painful experience to remind me just how blessed I was to have such a loving and caring mother, there’s an endless list of lessons and values I got from my mom and she lives on in my heart. She deserves her eternal rest with God, I know that she is in God’s care now. Pain, as Lewis describes, “We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Thank you for your continued support of reading my blog, my prayer is that God uses this space for His purposes, I am grateful to be able to share God with all of you and to remind all of us that we are loved by God! ~Peace
2 Peter 2:4-22 “For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard— if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings; yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord. But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you. With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed—an accursed brood! They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—an animal without speech—who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.” If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
Psalm 55:15-19 “Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them. As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice. He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me. God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change— he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.”
~Blessings and Peace~ References:
Preparing for Easter by C.S.Lewis
The Problem of Pain by C.S.Lewis
The C.S.Lewis Encyclopedia by Colin Duriez
The Problem of Pain-Video start at 2:56:00 for Chapter 8 “Hell”
The reference for today’s devotional is from “God in the Dock-The Trouble with “X”” by C.S.Lewis. He explains that when all external factors are taken into account regarding happiness it all depends on the character of the other person whether it be a spouse, mate, family member, coworker, boss, landlord, cashier, pharmacist, physician, banker, etc…and then knowing you can’t nor have the power to alter the character of others. It is, or rather it seems easy to point out the flaws in the character of others, all the while ignoring and denying any and all faults of our own. The more we pursue to be more like God, imitating the character of God, we will recognize the pitfalls of judging the character of others because we are in the pursuit of being Christlike. Everyone you meet is fighting their own battles that we may never see, extend grace and mercy to them just as God gives both freely to you. Even in our darkest days we can be lifted up by God’s Everlasting love. Jude 1:21-24 “…keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— ”
Psalm 25:8-11 “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant. For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.”
C.S.Lewis has often been referred to as the reluctant convert, I found a video that I throughly enjoyed and my hope is that you find it helpful and hopeful. I found moments in the video that resembled my own feelings and found comfort in knowing I am not alone. I currently find myself several days behind in my devotional study “Preparing for Easter” yet I find that God’s timing is always right. What better timing than that of the day after Jesus’s crucifixion and the day before He rises from grave to declare the Magnificence of the risen Savior. In my previous blog I spoke of my own conversion moment and here today I am reading and writing of the conversion of C.S.Lewis but more importantly that Jesus died and rose again for you, me and everyone…all are welcome! If you have felt the reluctance to trust in God to save you, be still and listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and take that leap of Faith, give your life to Jesus and celebrate being in the family of God for now and for eternity.
Here’s a quote of C..S.Lewis, “…whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodigal Son at least walked home on his own feet. But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape? The words “compelle intrare,” compel them to come in, have been so abused be wicked men that we shudder at them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.”
Isaiah 55:8-13 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thorn-bush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.”
Psalm 19:7-14 “The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward. But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
In the reading for today Lewis recalls the moment of his conversion and details of encountering the Spirit of God. Reading his story brought memories of my own moment of realization that I needed and wanted to personal relationship with Jesus. I was blessed with parents I could share this need and desire with, after talking with my mom, she called the pastor at our school, I was attending Grace Christian Academy at that time. Pastor Max Paddock had us drive right over. I spent 30 minutes or so with Pastor Max, asking questions and answering questions and then I prayed and ask God to be my personal Lord and Savior and to forgive me of all my sins. At that moment I knew life would never be the same again.
Ephesians 4:7-13 “But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”
Psalm 19:1-6 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; 8, nothing is deprived of its warmth.”
~Blessings and Peace~ I was saved on September 6, 1979 at 10:10pm
I was baptized on February 28, 1982
These are two pivotal moments in my life, I thank God for placing individuals into my life at just the right time for His plans to prosper. Isaiah 64:8 “Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.”
*Please forgive my absence as of late, I had some medical concerns but hopefully back on track, May the Lord Bless You and Keep You Forevermore! Amen!
Revelation 21:1-8 “Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Psalm 40:1-5 “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him. Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.”
I found today’s writings by Lewis somewhat comforting in the sense of growing older and getting old. They are drastically different and much depends on one’s perspective. I have recently heard a couple of songs that truly resonate with me and my journey both in physical years and spiritual. There are times I look at my life and wonder just where the time went, remembering carefree days of just living life, then one day realizing things changed, I changed, people changed…I’m reminded that this is called life. I have recently had conversations with a few very close friends of mine posing the questions of “why did it take me so long to learn this?”; “When did I stop calling, writing or talking to_____(too numerous to type).” Do you know the answers? I didn’t at first, be but was right in front of me all along, it is all part of a plan, God’s plan. I learned in the manner that was best for me, not everyone else, just me! I think one of the toughest things I’ve felt guilty about over the years is loosing touch with people who profoundly impacted my life, some in small ways and others on a larger scale, nonetheless they all made a difference. I remember thinking these individuals are going to be a part of the my life for rest of my life, little did I realize at the time that would be true but it did not occur exactly the way I thought it would. My best friend from high school, we drifted apart and reconnected a few years ago and then gone again as quickly as she returned, I was sad about this even hurt but I decided to trust God, if we are meant to be friends during this part of my life journey we will. Does this or others that I have drifted away from change anything about how special those memories were, absolutely not. I learned so many valuable lessons about life and experienced a lot of great times. We can’t go back, we must move forward and live in the present. We cannot be Jesus’s hands and feet if we are trying to relive our past. The same scenario goes for college, wow…where did that time go(?)! My friends from college now have grown children if their own and careers…life! I’ve been able to reconnect with some via Facebook and it makes my heart glad to see their lives filled with the love of God and beautiful life experiences. So as I was thinking about all this things and feeling very melancholy, the only words I can say is, I’ve lived, I’ve experienced life, I’ve got a career and I’ve always got each and every person that has brought me joy within my grasp every single day in my heart and in my memory. So, thank you (your name) for your friendship and the memories, good and the not-so-good they have all helped in making and molding me into the person I am today. Aging is just part of the journey of life, God has certainly blessed me with an abundance of joys and memories. I’m sure most of you have read the poem by Flavia Weedn “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.” There’s not much anyone can add to that, but I can’t just stop here without mentioning my current friends, some brand new and others for a while (your name here), you each add to my life in unique and special ways! I am the person I am today because of add the people who were the literal hands and feet of Jesus to me. Much love you all of you!
Aging, don’t have regrets everything we go through can teach us something, sometimes it’s easy to know what that is other times it takes a lot of patience and prayer.
Isaiah 55:1-7 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. See, I have made him a witness to the people’s , a ruler and commander of the people’s. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.” Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”
Psalm 37:23-26 “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.” ~Blessings and Peace~
The devotional for today was a poem “Launcelot” by C.S.Lewis. What an imaginative mind yet extremely disciplined that Lewis had. I was not able to find a copy of the poem in an electronic version it I did attach photos of the poem at the bottom. I was able to find a by I video called ” The Necessity of Chivalry” using Lewis’s Launcelot poem. I hope you enjoy it. Hebrews 9:11-15 “But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.”
Psalm 23:1-6 “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
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