As the Mountains

"As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore." Psalm 125:2

I met with friends yesterday.  They are living in Friday.  Because of fatigue, stress, and anxiety, they cannot remember the days before Friday.  Because of fatigue, stress, and anxiety, they cannot imagine Sunday.

I have been there. Some years ago, over about a 3 year span, our family experienced, death, illness, job loss, hospitalization, separation, and national tragedy....not just national tragedy, but world tragedy.  Because of fatigue, stress, and anxiety, I lived in Friday with no imagination of what Sunday would be.

My Bible is falling apart.  People suggest that I need a new one.  But, this Bible has scriptures marked with dates:  Psalm 94:18 & 19 (9/1998), Psalm 38 21 & 22 (9/1998), Psalm 62:8 (4/2000), Psalm 91:7 (date of depostions in lawsuit brought against us).

It has Psalms 70 and 77 marked because these were the numbers my son wore on his football jersey in high school. 

Written on the blank page behind the maps, underlined and starred ~ Romans 15:13, 2 Timothy 1:7, Proverbs 16:3, Jude 24 & 25. 

These and other reminders are how I got from Friday to Sunday then.  They are how I get from Friday to Sunday still. 

And, so for today, if you are living in Friday, I wish you hope for Sunday.  I wish you friends like Aaron and Hur, who held up the hands of Moses to win the fight, standing ready, and I wish you

blessings