Bible Marginalia-Walking in the Truth

 Bible Marginalia Series #185
3 JOHN

Sometimes I am too anxious
 to even breathe these words:

my children are walking in the truth.

Fear comes in and challenges me with:

what if's and the tenuous fate 

that future holds in our lives.

And then I come back and remember the promise

 given to them in their Baptism,

 and to their spouses, and now to our grandchildren.

And I rest in that strong hold of our Heavenly Father, 

who cannot lie, 

and tells us that He will never leave us.

because it is His nature

 and He CANNOT break a promise.

There is NO GREATER JOY- 

than to hear, know, believe, and see

this journey of faith for my own children.

And I pray over these words:

Walking in the Truth.

In a world that does not believe 

in ABSOLUTE Truth,

and how our walk is sometimes a shuffle, 

and other days it feels like we are running ragged.

And I give thanks for the breath relief 

of being a part of God's family, 

as HIS CHILDREN,

the church, the KINGDOM of GOD.

May I live a life that points to Him 

as creator, sustainer, and provider.

May my own journey be blessed -

as I KNOW that my own parents

 prayed these verses over ME.

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