First Reformed Church, Schenectady

 April 19, 2011 Jeanne Shoulder

36th Day of Lent Psalm 31:9-16

In times of distress, the Lord may seem very far as misery seems to consume every waking moment.  Yet the Lord does not give up and draws us nearer.  Our eyes, clouded with tears cannot see.  The messengers of his love may be a stranger with a smile, the kind words of a friend, or the melodic song of a bird.  His faith in us never wavers.  May we see the blessings and love the Lord has given us and hold steadfast in the knowledge that we will never be abandoned.