“Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.”
— Psalm 33:20-22
kAms@ J@F =:<6 2 3@@< E92E 4@?E2:?D :==FDEC2E:@?D E@ 96=A J@F G:DF2=:K6 5:77:4F=E 4@?46AEDn xD 2 4=62C 5:28C2> E96 36DE <:?5 @7 2DD6>3=J :?DECF4E:@? 7@C J@Fn pC6 J@F 2 G:DF2= =62C?6Cn %96 q:3=6 D2JD 2 =@E 23@FE =:G:?8 3J 72:E9 @C H2=<:?8 3J 72:E9] xV> 8=25 E96 q:3=6 92D =@ED @7 H@C5 A:4EFC6D 23@FE C62= =:76 6I2>A=6D E@ D9@H FD 4@?46AED E92E >:89E @E96CH:D6 36 92C5 E@ F?56CDE2?5]k^Am
kAm%96 >@DE 4@>>@? ~=5 %6DE2>6?E DJ?@?J> 7@C 72:E9 :D ECFDE] s2G:5 HC@E6 >2?J AD2=>D 23@FE 9:D ECFDE :? v@5] ~FC E6IE E@52J :D 2 A2DD286 H96C6 ECFDE :D E96 46?EC2= :562] {6EVD C625 2?5 E9:?< E@ D66 9@H 2 A6CD@? H:E9 ECFDE:?8 72:E9 E2=<D 2?5 =:G6D]k^Am
kAms2G:5 D2:5[ Q~FC D@F= H2:ED 7@C E96 {@C5j 96 :D @FC 96=A 2?5 D9:6=5]Q %96 ECFDE:?8 D@F= 92D =62C?65 E@ H2:E A2E:6?E=J @? v@5] %9:D A2E:6?46 8C@HD 7C@> C64@8?:K:?8 @FC 56A6?56?46 @? v@5] (6 ?665 9:D 96=A 7@C H92E :D E@@ 92C5 2?5 H6 ?665 9:D D9:6=5 7@C AC@E64E:@? 7C@> A@H6C7F= 6G:= E92E D66<D E@ 56DEC@J FD] (6 =62C? E@ ECFDE 9:D E:>:?8 :?DE625 @7 @FC @H?] xEVD 2 42=>6C H2J E@ =:G6[ 3FE F?E:= H6 24<?@H=6586 @FC 56A6?56?46 @? 9:>[ H6 42??@E <?@H E96 A6246 E92E ECFDE:?8 3C:?8D]k^Am
kAm%96? s2G:5 HC@E6[ Qu@C @FC 962CE :D 8=25 :? 9:>[ 3642FD6 H6 ECFDE :? 9:D 9@=J ?2>6]Q x7 H6 4@F=5 =62C? E@ ECFDE[ C62==J ECFDE E96 {@C5 H:E9@FE H2G6C:?8[ H6 4@F=5 6?;@J 2 5FC23=6 8=25?6DD E92E :D ?@E 5:DEFC365 3J 52F?E:?8 E2D<D @C @>:?@FD E9C62ED] (96? H6VC6 7@4FD65 @? 2?5 ECFDE:?8 :? v@5VD DE62572DE =@G6[ E9@D6 E2D<D 2C6 >2?28623=6 2?5 E9@D6 E9C62ED 2C6 >:?:>:K65] %CFDE 62D6D E96 2?I:6EJ E92E DE62=D @FC ;@J]k^Am
kAm$A62<:?8 @7 E92E DE62572DE =@G6[ s2G:5 4@?4=F565 E96 AD2=> D2J:?8[ Q {6E J@FC DE62572DE =@G6[ ~ {@C5[ 36 FA@? FD[ 6G6? 2D H6 9@A6 :? J@F]Q (6 ?665 D@>6E9:?8 DE23=6 @? H9:49 H6 42? 3F:=5 @FC ECFDE] |J =@G6 2?5 56G@E:@? :D ?@E 2=H2JD 6I24E=J DE62572DE] xD J@FCDn u@=<D =:<6 FD 2C6?VE =:<6=J E@ 7:?5 2?5 6?;@J C6DE 2?5 9@A6 :? 2?JE9:?8 H:E9:? FD] (6 >FDE C6=J @? v@5VD DE62572DE =@G6] %96 H@C=5 :D F?46CE2:?j E96 7FEFC6 :D F?<?@H?] #646?E 6G6?ED 92G6 HC:EE6? E9@D6 724ED =2C86 @? @3D6CG2?E 962CED] x? E96 >:5DE @7 7C:89E6?:?8 F?46CE2:?=J[ v@5VD 72:E97F=?6DD :D D64FC6] w:D DE62572DE =@G6 :D 2 DEC@?8[ DE23=6 7@F?52E:@? 7@C @FC 9@A6]k^Am
kAm%CFDE:?8 v@5 :D E96 6DD6?46 @7 =:G:?8 3J 72:E9] |2J36 J@F 766= =:<6 J@F 42?VE ECFDE 2?J@?6 3642FD6 @7 A2:?7F= 6IA6C:6?46D H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ E@@< 25G2?E286 @7 J@FC ECFDE] %92E’D F?56CDE2?523=6] qFE H6 >FDE 8F2C5 @FC 962CED E@ >2<6 DFC6 H6 5@?VE =@@< 2E @FC =@G:?8[ 72:E97F=[ ECFDEH@CE9J v@5 E9C@F89 6J6D @7 5@F3E 2?5 DFDA:4:@?] w:D H@C5 :D C6=:23=6] w6 :D 72:E97F=] w6 2=H2JD <66AD 9:D AC@>:D6D] (6 ?665 v@5VD 96=A] (6 H2?E E@ 36 8=25 :?DE625 @7 3C@<6?\962CE65] (6 5@?VE H2?E E@ =:G6 H:E9@FE 9@A6] |2J v@5 8C2?E FD DEC@?8[ G:3C2?E ECFDE:?8 72:E9 E@ =:G6 3J 6G6CJ 52J]k^Am
kAmk6>m k^6>mk^Am
kAmk6>m|:<6 |4t=C@J :D 2 C68F=2C 72:E9 4@=F>?:DE 7@Ck^6>m %96 %C:3F?6]k^Am
