Tuesday, April 12

Jeremiah 25:8-17

Psalms 121,122,123, 124, 125, 126

Romans 10:1-13

John 9:18-41

Reading each of the readings for this day, I could not take my mind off of the Psalms. I love reading the book of Psalms. I love that we can relate to each chapter in our various stages of life. I love the comfort that the chapters bring to me and I love reading them and associating them with different songs... songs I heard growing up in the Catholic Church, songs I hear in our church today and songs I hear on my favorite radio station, KSBJ.

Reading Psalms 121-126, I never got past Psalm 121 for my meditation. To me, it says a lot. We all have questions and the Psalm gives answers.

They say one of the strongest powers in life is Love.

The second has to be Fear....

We fear the evil that lies in wait
We fear for the ones we Love
We fear because we do not have answers
Fear is the root of all war, addiction, abuse, despair
Will God protect us?
Will we ever be alone, with no one to care for us?
Is he paying attention?

How is this for a guarantee, from Psalm 121...,

My help comes from the Lord
He made Heaven and Earth
He will not sleep and will watch over me while I sleep
He will shade me with His right hand

from the Sun by day and the Moon by night
He will protect me when I go out and when I come in
He protects me in and out of my ability to have faith

For how long?

From this time forth and even forevermore!

As my kids would say, "How cool is that?"!

Christy Castillo