Shade Tree wisdom 1/17/12

          Funny in a way, isn’t it? I mean how we do our best to insure our existence against harm, loss, etc. So here is a retired couple, never harmed anyone, sitting at home when an intruder smashes his way in beats the wife to death, hurts the husband, both in their 80’s, and steals some jewelry.

          Again, here is a ship load of passengers, over 3000 of them, enjoying a relaxing trip, some for the first time in their lives, trusting the ship is in competent hands, equipped with all necessary instruments for their safety, and hitting a reef – which lay outside the assigned route, by the way – and losing their lives. Tragic, we say. And it is.

          What are we to do?

          For the Christian there is but one solution. One must to Psalm 91, for example. Here we read David say,
              “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
               Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty”. V.1

               Then “I will say to the Lord, ‘He is my Refuge and
               Fortress; God, in Him I trust’.v.2.

               So, “Under His wings you shall take refuge, His truth
               Shall be your buckler.” V.4

          And this wonderful promise is also in this psalm:
              “For He shall give his angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways.
               In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone v.11-12.

          This is the Word of the Lord. May it bring us peace.

GPD 1/17/12