Wenesday, January 8, 2014

 

DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 10 to 11:26; Job 13-14; Matt. 6:19 to 7:6

Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.    Psalm 36:5

When the rain clouds of trouble hang heavily above our head, when the thunderheads of crisis threaten, when the fogs of gloom and despair obscure all but the next step, God’s faithfulness is over and around us still. Whatever clouds may be overshadowing your life, God’s steadfast love will reach even to them.    ­—Marilyn MacMullen

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread,
Are big with mercy and shall break;
In blessings on your head.
—William Cowper