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Sitio en Español Archived Devotions "Night And Day" March 4, 2012 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night," even the darkness is not dark to You; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with You. For You formed my inward parts .... Psalms 139:11-13a Not so long ago, a mother told me how, when cleaning up after dinner, she dropped a plate that shattered on the kitchen floor.
As he wasn't wearing any shoes, she stopped him and asked him to go downstairs for the broom and the dustpan. No, he didn't want to do that. Mom encouraged, "Don't worry, I'll be up here. " Even that wasn't enough to dispel that darkness. "Yes," mom assured him. The lad walked boldly over to the basement door, threw it open with confidence and shouted, "Jesus, since You're down there already, mom wants you to bring up the broom. " Now you know and I know this sinful world is filled with darkness. Indeed, that would be the case if we didn't have Jesus. Rev. Cwirla's Blogosphere. Pray-as-you-go . . . daily prayer for your MP3 player. Internetmonk.com | ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness. Issues, Etc. Article Archive.
Higher Things : Welcome to Higher Things! Daily Devotions - Lutheran Church Charities. Lenten Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries. "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? " Written by Rev. Wayne Palmer What more haunting words could any person speak than "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? " How could we endure a moment if our Creator would turn His back and ignore our every plea? Where would we turn for help, comfort, and solace if we could not turn to God? Sadly there are many moments in life where it seems God has forsaken us. This Lenten season we study those dreadful words coming from the lips of God's only-begotten Son Jesus Christ as He hangs on the cross. Rev. Available to read online or to hear as a podcast (beginning March 5), "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? "