I lift up my eyes looking for hope. Who will send help?
My help comes from the Lord, who made the stars above and the ground below.
The Lord does not sleep, but provides shade from the burning sun, and shelter from the stormy blast.
The Lord will guard us as we go out and as we come in.
Thanks be to God.
Thanks be to God.
The Lord is our Shepherd.
Which would make us the sheep.
And if that is so, the Lord has his hands full. Sheep, contrary to popular notions, are not stupid. They are quite bright, and social, and gregarious. Sheep actually need to be a part of a herd. They are prone to go with the crowd. When one senses danger and bolts, they all bolt together, whether it is wise or not. And sheep are fearful by nature. Anything out of their daily routine brings stress to sheep.
Lord help us.
Lawrence Lee
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We know of the power of water...
The power of life and the power of death.
Scientists send probes into the heavens searching moons and planets for water, for water means life.
Yet here on earth tens of thousands have died and millions are displaced by the waters. To them water has become death.
In the waters of baptism we see these symbols joined, of life and death and new birth.
The voice of the Lord is upon the water. The God of glory thunders, the Lord upon many waters.
Lawrence Lee
What does the Lord require of you?
It is Lent again, and we feel we ought to do something.
What does the Lord require of you?
Perhaps I should give up eating meat, or watching television.
What does the Lord require of you?
Maybe I should exercise more, or spend more time with my family.
What does the Lord require of you?
I know, I'll start reading the Bible every day.
Listen! Rend your hearts and not your clothing.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart God will not despise.
Lawrence Lee
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