I lift up my eyes to the mountains—    where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord,    the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:1-2 NIV) My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26 NIV) Today is the firstContinue Reading

God is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1 NKJV) This has been a heavy week. News reports of violence have added up. In Baltimore last month a Ukrainian refugee woman was murdered in cold blood by a man with a long rap sheet but no reason to commitContinue Reading

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV)Continue Reading