Trouble

 

Rebecca and praying mantis

". . . I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him . . . " 

(Psalm 91:15)

Severe weather threatens. 

One of our kids is wedged in a hard place.

Friends are walking through dark valleys.

And my head is drumming:

"Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here

I say, trouble right here in River City . . .

Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble." 1

Then.

I listen.

May the Lord grant you peace

May His love shine down, love shine down

And meet, your every need

And keep your feet from stumbling

And fix your eyes on the mark, on the prize

As you go, may you rest in Christ

Receive His grace to love all men

In spit of all our differences

May your words be filled with life

That crumble walls of fear and pride

Take  up the cross to serve the least and the lost 

As you go, be the hands of God

'Cause He is your strength and your victory, yeah

He comes behind you and heals

He is the cup and the portion

Your banner and shield

So be (so be) released

Be blessed, be free

Live and move as the Spirit breathes

As you go

Go with God

Go in peace. 2

Ahhhhhh.

Shalom, beloved.

1 YA GOT TROUBLE, Meredith Wilson, from The Music Man 1957.

2 BENEDICTION (AS YOU GO), by Selah. Writers: Jennie Lee Riddle, Charity Gayle, Todd Smith.