Spiritual Thoughts

  T he wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from the danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him, not the storm without. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson   T he LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid? Though an army besiege me, my heart shall not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. ~ Psalm 27:1, 3

  Friday Tale - The Bus Driver   I'm off  the bus, walking near the entrance to the city, which is backed up with traffic. A bus is standing still at an intersection. A younger woman is helping an older woman cross the street. The older woman has a walking stick. The younger woman is carrying a package for her.     The bus driver opens his door. "I'm off duty," he says to the two women. "Can I take you somewhere?"    The older woman has a great retort: "Even I, with my stick, can get to where I have to go faster by walking than by going with you in this traffic."    Driver: "But you remind me of my mother, of blessed memory. She passed away last year. The traffic will clear up. If you don't mind, I'll be happy to take...

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. Thomas Aquinas The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;      He rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Many are the afflictions of the righteous:      but the LORD delivers him out of them all. Psalm 34:18-19

It takes a real storm in the average person's life     to make him realize how much worrying        he has done over the squalls. Unknown Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. Psalm 107:28-29

After winter comes the summer.       After night comes the dawn. And after every storm,      there comes clear, open skies. Samuel Rutherford Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,         and He delivered them from their distress. He made the storm be still,           and the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad that the waters were quiet…. Psalm 107:28-30