A long time and dear friend
died this past weekend.
She had suffered from 8 years of dementia
and then recently a cancer diagnosis.
She know wears a crown of the faithful sojourner-
and I imagine that Phyllis
has sparkles added here and there.
A clergy couple
is facing challenging days
with a cancer diagnosis.
Very aggressive, no cure,
non-operable, and metastasized.
non-operable, and metastasized.
Hard days. Hard days.
They had traveled to Israel
with us a few years back.
Delighted to be in the Holy Land.
We just don't know the future of our days.
We just don't know the future of our days.
Health changes.
Life gets altered.
Hardships arrive.
Some days I can only lift up
my eyes to the hills-
read Psalm 121
and pray this over these dear families.
and pray this over these dear families.
My Help Comes From the Lord
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
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