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 "You formed my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for you are fearful and wonderful. Wonderful are your works. You know me right well; My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately fashioned in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." Suggestion: Memorize the highlighted phrases so that you can recall the inspiration of the Psalm in a moment. Let the Word of God seep deeply into your inmost being and know and believe the truth of how deeply you are loved and the hope that is yours. This is your solid ground. He is your solid ground. |
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 "In the design of God, every man is called upon to develop and fulfill himself, for every life is a vocation."
I often define my "life" as being a wife to my husband, a mother to my children, a grandmother, a social worker, a teacher, a friend, a sister, a daughter.
My life is full of these relationships. But, do you know what?!!...
I am very precious to God outside of every one of these important people and groups in my life. My life has meaning and "vocation" just because I have life.
If my place of worship ceased to exist, if I had to move away and I could no longer spend time with my grandchildren; if my children turned out to be failures and turned away from God and from me and their Dad; if my brother wasn't Ralph Martin or Andrew Martin; and my child wasn't Joy or Joseph or Father Jonathan or Mary Hope or Christine or Anne Marie or Robert; If my husband left me or died and even if all my friends decided that I was not so nice to be around....and I became friendless and homeless...and alone;
My life still has meaning and "vocation" just because I have life and I am the daughter of a King. And this King knows my name and loves me with the love of a Creator who formed me in my mother's womb before I even saw the light of day. And when I know THIS...I also have great "hope".
Oh, Happy Lent!
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