A Devotion for a Pilgrim Song
I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. - Psalm 121 NRSV Dear friends, It’s only the second week in the season of Lent and I can feel the long road stretching before us. This is something I struggle with nearly every year. The energy of Ash Wednesday coupled with the newness of disciplines and practices yet to be explored. It can make the first week almost exciting. A novel season unfolding before us. Like newly begun exercise routines or New Year’s resolutions, the Lenten season can soon turn monotonous. Th...
