"This is the Way, Walk in it"...

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity 

and the water of affliction, 

yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, 

but your eyes shall see your Teacher. 

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 

“This is the way, walk in it,” 

when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. 

~Isaiah 30:20-21

My Help Comes from The Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; 

indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you—

    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

the sun will not harm you by day,    nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm-he will watch over your life; The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

~Psalm 121 A Song of ascents

Covenant of Love

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them,

then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.

He will love you and bless you 

and increase your numbers. 

He will bless the fruit of your womb, 

the crops of your land—your grain, new wine and oil—

the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks 

in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you.

~Deuteronomy 7:9 & 12 & 13

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; 
I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."
~Jesus in Matt. 5:17
Jesus died for us because we can not keep the law.

Door of Hope

"Therefore I am now going to allure her; 

       I will lead her into the desert 

       and speak tenderly to her.

There I will give her back her vineyards, 

and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. 

There she will sing as in the days of her youth, 

       as in the day she came up out of Egypt."

~Hosea 2:14-15

Beautiful Wounds

"Soul do not be worried. 

Heart be not afraid.

Just think on those 

Beautiful wounds the 

thorns and the nails have made.

Fear you have no power.

Joy has taken it's place."

~From Jan L. Ecuyer's 

song Beautiful Wounds

Praise you Lord for your creation!

The Lord is With Me

I know the LORD is always with me. 

I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. 

No wonder my heart is filled with joy, 

and my mouth shouts his praises! 

My body rests in safety. 

For you will not leave my soul among the dead 

or allow your godly one to rot in the grave. 

You will show me the way of life, 

granting me the joy of your presence 

and the pleasures of living with you forever. 

~Psalm 16:8-11