Psalm 124, escape, help, the Lord is on our side

Psalm 124:6-8 Praise be to the Lord who has not let us be torn by their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Can you remember a…

Psalm 123, look to the Lord, watch his hand, hospitality

Psalm 123 Unto You I lift up my eyes,O You who dwell in the heavens.2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He has mercy on us. 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!For we are exceedingly…

Psalm 122, Jerusalem, peace, security

Psalm 122:6-8 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within you citadels. For the sake of my family and friends,    I will say, “Peace be within you.” Jerusalem is the greatest city in Israel. It’s name means peace but it has…

My little story…

I haven’t really shared my experience with Covid. I have often felt that nobody would like my Covid story! It doesn’t fit the narrative that is out there. It doesn’t fit the timeline either. Every time I did start to mention it I felt the shift of dismissal of what had happened to us, “Oh…

Psalm 121, lift my eyes, help, the Lord

Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—    where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord,    the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip—    he who watches over you will not slumber;4 indeed, he who watches over Israel    will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord watches over you—    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;6 the sun will not…

Psalm 118-120, Trust, the Word, Lying lips

Over the weekend I read through Psalm 118 and 119. Psalm 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord thank to trust in humans. Have you ever trusted someone and they totally destroyed that trust? Being betrayed like that is one of the greatest heartbreaks that we will endure. We want to trust….