“For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.” — Psalm 116:8, 9

In the days when gasoline was cheap, it was common for local businesses to deliver an appliance or furniture at no additional cost. But a delivery charge is now the norm, and the occasional instance of free delivery is usually a courtesy or a perk offered to close the sale. Fast, free delivery helped make pizza the mainstay of my diet back in college days. But now in many areas, delivery is only available in a very limited radius and at additional cost — if at all.