needy

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 14:31 (NIV)
Photo by Diane Domigan

silent

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
Winston Churchill
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strong

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
Ernest Hemingway
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rewarded

But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7 (NIV)
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remember mercy

Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
Habakkuk 3:2 (NIV)
Photo by Elizabeth Pike

forgiveness

But with You there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve You.
Psalm 130:4 (NIV)
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He Hideth My Soul

He Hideth My Soul

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.

Refrain
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand,
And covers me there with His hand.

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.
Refrain

With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
And, filled with His fulness divine,
I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God,
For such a Redeemer as mine!
Refrain

When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,
I’ll shout with the millions on high.
Refrain

Lyrics:Fanny Jane Crosby (1820-1915)
Music:William James Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Photo: Marge McCoy

weather

“If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.”
Frank Lane
Photo by Marge McCoy

nearby

“Am I only a God nearby,”
declares the Lord,
“and not a God far away?
Who can hide in secret places
so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
“Do not I fill heaven and earth?”
Jeremiah 23:23-24

Photo by Cheryl Cook

friends

“Friends are the sunshine of life.”
John Hay
Photo by Liz Pike