unless the Lord had given me help

Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death. When I said, “My foot is slipping,” Your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
Psalm 94:17-18

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goodness

I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
Psalm 27: 13

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Day by Day

Day by Day

Day by day and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best–
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Ev’ry day the Lord Himself is near me
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
He whose name is Counselor and Pow’r.
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in eve’ry tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land.

Author: A. L. Skoog; Author: Carolina Sandell (1865)
Tune: BLOTT EN DAG
Audio: Stephen Sollars
Photo: Bob McCoy

peace I give you

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
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refuge

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.
Nahum 1:7 (NIV)

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he cares for you

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1Peter 5:7

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a dog’s prayer

Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.

Beth Norman Harris, A Dog’s Prayer
Photo by Jean Pike

deep calls to deep

7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.
8 The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime;
And His song will be with me in the night
Psalm 42:7-8

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covenant

Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth – You who keep Your covenant of love with Your servants who continue wholeheartedly in Your way.
2 Chronicles 6:14 (NIV)

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http://aaronlazar.blogspot.com/

Jesus Loves Me

Jesus Love Me

Jesus loves me, this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
they are weak, but He is strong.

Refrain:
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me He who died
heaven’s gate to open wide.
He will wash away my sin,
let His little child come in.
Refrain

Jesus loves me, this I know,
as He loved so long ago,
taking children on His knee,
saying, “Let them come to Me.”
Refrain

Hymn: Anna Bartlett Warner (1859)
Audio: Stephen Sollars
Photo Courtesy of Garrigues Family Album