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Happy
Wednesday!
I completed my paper
today. But I have to share a God thing with you…I really needed a piece to help
finish out the paper and I was stuck. I was beginning to get frustrated and I
remembered to simply pray. I asked for God to anoint me and help me to find the
right words to finish the paper. I looked up another source and came across an
essay called, Woman’s Song, A Hermeneutic for Liberation. It was an essay about the songs of Miriam
(Moses sister), Hannah (mother of Samuel) and Mary (mother of Jesus). I read
the essay and it was perfect! It used the right language and celebrated women
using singing to celebrate God’s victory over Pharaoh and bringing the Hebrew
nation safely through the Red Sea.
Hannah prays for a son and for her community to have enough to eat and
stave off starvation. I did not use the song of Mary because we were given
strict instruction to “not pull the Jesus card” since we are working with Old
Testament texts. Anyway, it was such a
God thing and the end of the paper practically wrote itself. I am giving
thanks. And thank you for your prayers!
Prayer: O God, You are my God and I will ever praise
You. You are my shield and call me to
take refuge in Your Presence. Your way is perfect and Your love is eternal and
I am so very grateful. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen.
“As for God, his way is perfect; the
word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.”
2 Samuel 22: 31
Shielding us from
dangers is part of the job of God. Remember the 23rd Psalm; The Lord
is My Shepherd. God tells us “I am your Shepherd.” A shepherd is vigilant. A
master shepherd can take care of trouble so skillfully that his sheep remain
blissfully unaware of it. God uses wisdom carefully so that His sheep will
follow. God calls Himself the Good Shepherd asking each of us to follow Him,
let His ways in and to let Him protect us from danger and from fear.
Take joy in the journey remembering that
hope does not disappoint. Wear comfortable shoes, pray with a heart filled with
gratitude and get some sleep. (Since God neither slumbers nor sleeps there is
no reason for both of us to be awake.) Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene.
I am not moved by what I see. I am not
moved by what I feel. I am only moved by what I believe and I believe God.
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