“Don’t tell me it doesn’t pay to worry; most of the things I worry about never happen.” (The Church Secretary) I like the Bible verse: “Cast all your cares on the Lord, because he cares about you.” (1 Peter 5:7). To know that God cares about us and our situation is a real comfort. It may be apocryphal, but I once read of an Asian man, named, Lo, whose favorite Bible verse was, “Lo, I am with you…always.” It really helps to know that God is always with us. ;-) Jack
FROM TL: Jack, thank you for the beautiful reminder. Thanks for WW.
FROM HONEST JOHN: I love that story about Lo...have used it many times....it is comforting ====JACK: I suppose you've used is at Christmastime, too. "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming."
FROM RS IN TEXAS: Trying to remember that this AM. They had to put G into ICU last night for an elevated heart rate.====JACK: "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee (O Lord)." ====JACK: God hears, God understands. "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL: this one i really like! will add it to my Mary/Martha sermon file having to do with worry and anxiety. glad you got home safe and sound. have a blessed day... p.s. the Lo story reminds me of a fellow in the Army whose name was Glenn Oscar Davidson (true story). so on all his equipment he had the initials GOD. he took a lot of ribbing for this but he was also reminded constantly that God was with him:):)
FROM JE: I really needed this today. Thank you for your words of wisdom. God is with me and HE helps me every day. Take good care and enjoy this beautiful sunshine.====JACK: Our family tombstone has "Cast all your cares on the Lord..." engraved on it.
FROM BLAZING OAKS: It does indeed, tho sometimes like my daughter Sarah, I want "someone with skin on"!:-) I have a small wooden plaque on my fridge that says, "Good Morning; This is GOD. I will be handling all of your problems today." I often have to be reminded of that! "Be not anxious....He tells us!====JACK: It also helps to sing: "Jesus loves me, this I know," or "Jesus knows me this I love."
FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY: That's funny! I'm not a worrier but Gary is. I love the Lo story. Judith is in the unbible so I don't know a lot about her. I wonder if she was a worrier!?!====JACK: What's the un-Bible?====JUDY: We tried to figure out how to spell apocrypha! I finally ask Siri.
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