...we must trust in His answer for this world...

Spring has sprung in Franklin, Tennessee. The weather is beautiful, the flowers and trees are blooming and birds are singing everywhere.  Our Jewish friends are about to celebrate Passover, we Christians, Easter, our greatest Holy Day - and in other parts of the world there is such darkness. In spite of everything, we can look up to our Creator, and know He is aware and watching. We need to pray - we must pray - we must trust in His answer for this world - Jesus Christ, and His coming again.

Psalm 123

I lift up my eyes to you,

    to you who sit enthroned in heaven.

As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,

    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,

so our eyes look to the Lord our God,

    till he shows us his mercy.

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,

    for we have endured no end of contempt.

We have endured no end

    of ridicule from the arrogant,

    of contempt from the proud.

Psalm 127

Unless the Lord builds the house,

    the builders labor in vain.

Unless the Lord watches over the city,

    the guards stand watch in vain.

In vain you rise early

    and stay up late,

toiling for food to eat—

    for he grants sleep to those he loves.

Children are a heritage from the Lord,

    offspring a reward from him.

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior

    are children born in one’s youth.

Blessed is the man

    whose quiver is full of them.

They will not be put to shame

    when they contend with their opponents in court.