May 2, 2010

Dear family and friends,

It's Sunday evening here in Abbotsford.  There's much to celebrate today.  This was the 'first' back at church....for quite a while.  What a blessing to walk in and be embraced by the love of my church family.  There was a very special time of prayer and annointing after the morning service.  As if I need reminding but the assurance of prayer support has been so encouraging this weekend.  I was just telling my family that I feel like we're all being covered by prayer!!
Mom has been reading from the Message today.  I felt prompted to follow her lead and came again to Psalm 118.  The whole chapter is wonderful!  Here are a few verses to close with...

Psalm 118

    Thank God because he's good, because his love never quits.
   Tell the world, Israel,
      "His love never quits."
   And you, clan of Aaron, tell the world,
      "His love never quits."
   And you who fear God, join in,
      "His love never quits."

 ^5-16 Pushed to the wall, I called to God;
      from the wide open spaces, he answered.
   God's now at my side and I'm not afraid;
      who would dare lay a hand on me?
   God's my strong champion;
      I flick off my enemies like flies.
   Far better to take refuge in God
      than trust in people;
   Far better to take refuge in God
      than trust in celebrities.
   Hemmed in by barbarians,
      in God's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
   Hemmed in and with no way out,
      in God's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt;
   Like swarming bees, like wild prairie fire, they hemmed me in;
      in God's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt.
   I was right on the cliff-edge, ready to fall,
      when God grabbed and held me.
   God's my strength, he's also my song,
      and now he's my salvation.
   Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs
      in the camp of the saved?
         "The hand of God has turned the tide!
         The hand of God is raised in victory!
         The hand of God has turned the tide!"

Love you all, Miriam