(Not Aunt Eloise's art)
Psalm 7:2-3, 9-12
2 O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge.
O LORD, my God, in you I take refuge;
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,
Lest I become like the lion's prey,
to be torn to pieces, with no one to rescue me.
O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge.
Do me justice, O LORD, because I am just,
and because of the innocence that is mine.
Let the malice of the wicked come to an end,
but sustain the just,
O searcher of heart and soul, O just God.
O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge.
A shield before me is God,
who saves the upright of heart;
A just judge is God,
a God who punishes day by day.
O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge.
We don't really listen to melodious melodies. We don't often listen to the sounds of birds. Or even a rainstorm. Instead, we entertain ourselves with noise and constant inputs. And from time to time, have stress we don't always understand. There is no condemnation in Jesus Christ.
God of Love
God of Encouragement
And His Word reveals Himself to our core
Proverbs 3:25
“Do not be afraid of sudden panic,
or
of the storm that strikes the wicked
For the LORD will be your confidence
and
will keep your foot from being caught.”
My great aunt, Eloise, had a prayer beside her front door. The gardener, the chef, the farm in her yard, the painter, the student of painting, the needle pointer, the weaver of wool thread, the knitter. The Church Shepherd bringing meals to those in need. The wife. The speaker. The daughter, the sister to her younger sister, my grandmother since she was a toddler, sewing teacher, dry goods advisor and sales. Smocking guide and doer. The mother. The quilter. The hospitality to family in need. The conversationalist. A ready help.
Aunt Eloise's prayer next to her front door and beside the staircase:
Lord, My God, Be with me today,
Father, I shall be very busy.
Do not forget me.
I need You, Father.
In Jesus Christ, Amen.
It is an old Scottish Gaelic prayer and isn't spelled in the vernacular of today.
The Prayer is on a rust piece of roofing slate and the color yellow Ochre for the words. When quoting the prayer, it isn't touching to read it exactly, with the inflections, as it is in her place, in her home. Aunt Eloise told me she placed the prayer, to have the daylight of the front door illuminate the prayer. It was very dear to her. And she placed it on the staircase to rise above the business and the self-care.
Sincerity to the Lord is in the heart. And His Heart is always open to real and earnest prayer.
2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith,
a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother
Lois
and your mother Eunice and
now,
I am sure, dwells in you as well.
If we lead busy lives. If we lead lives to wander and, yet, not to be lost. We should, each day, consider how those we love will remember us.
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again,
yeah I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes
Aunt Eloise passed on when I was in college. She led a life of being actively busy, planning, active doing, generosity, boundaries, starts and stops due to her convictions. With her flaws, we all have. She definitely did not want a Church meal brought to her. And no one would remember Eloise without remembering her faith and her care. I came across the Scripture, 2 Timothy 1:5 when she was dying. And wept with sorrow and joy to have had my Aunt Eloise live in my years.
In her quiet, widow years, Aunt Eloise painted more and more. I remember and know almost all of her family has her paintings. The really well done, good paintings ... did not have a signature because she had help from her instructor. These were the paintings we had discussions over and locators to the fore. And, you may be certain, we wrote her name on the back.
We all have times we feel sad. Stressed, weepy or emotional. Or simply have fears. To have so much being input, we feel blasé about sorting it all out. Overwhelmed. Disinterested. Slogging on.
The Lord gives us His Word, He understands.
Stands ready to be Help, Helper, Comfort and Comforter.
And in this, we say, we know, we understand. And remember, we can't quote His Word saying, “Are you weeping. Oh, pathetic. Oh, My Father, are you whining again. My Heavens. Wailing, Weeping, Whining, Woo. Poor you.” Nope, that is not Jesus Christ, Son of God, Deliverer.
Aunt Eloise and Grandmother believed, we can't judge if Jews, Canadians, French, Germans or Baptists or Pentecostals go to Heaven. Jesus gets to decide. (The first part was true, and it was the humor. H U M O R. Aunt Eloise was married to a devoted Baptist, Cary. Grandmother loved Confucius and wanted to see when he was introduced to Jesus Christ in His Kingdom.) And we all have our days of being down, but we all go on. We press forward.
We live on every Word of God. It's ok to condense and apply correctly.
Proverbs 3:25
Do not be afraid of sudden panic
Faith. Stay in Faith.
Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for,
my joy and crown,
stand firm thus in the Lord,
my beloved.
Abba, Father,
In the Name of Jesus Christ,
our Savior,
Your Only Son,
We pray for those needs
we have daily.
Thanking You,
Your Gate is always open
and Your Heart to our
Prayers is Open.
We pray
for
worldwide Peace.
We pray
For Freedom.
We saw lost for the last 4 years.
Freedom grows again
as
a Light to the world.
We pray
evil
departs
and is gone
for
ALL
our lives.
In Jesus, we ask Your Blessing of Goodness
for
ALL.
We pray for the safety
of the children
at all ages.
Healthcare
is Care.
Educators
and Educations
Safe and Loving
in Health
and Soul
for
our children
of
ALL ages.
We pray for
those who
Govern
to Govern
with Love in their Hearts
and not control, power or greed.
Malice
to
be
stopped.
We pray over
Housing
for our
Nation
will be for
Families
and Home Ownership.
Not lost
in old age.
We pray
for the
good growth
of Science
and Technology
and Health
to be
Philanthropic
and not control.
We thank You
for revealing
Good is Good
and evil grows in evil.
Let the Righteous
Prevail.
Help us
in our
human need
not
to allow
self-pity
guide us
in harm
false words
cruelty
as a crutch.
To become
Lights
and not darkness.
We pray
for the weather
to be more stable
as we stabilize
Safety for all children
Care for one another
The Promotion of Goodness
the turning away from evil
The ability to provide for families
and their needs.
For Hope
within the Culture.
And kindness and Love
Good Health
to
dwell
in us
asking for You
to dwell in those we love.
Let the Light
of Jesus Christ
shine more brightly.
The Love.
The Light.
The Peace.
For
ALL.
And in Jesus
This Hope.
Faith and Love
- we will rise up
Believing Jesus.
Amen
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
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