Wednesday, July 02, 2008

A Shepherd Boy

The boy in the field, left to tend the sheep
the youngest, least, last, alone on the mountainside
He will be the king of the people of the law
the people of the covenant of old
Anoint his head with oil, prepare him for his rule
A new day has begun
a king from the fields has come

July 2, 2008
1 Samuel 16:6-13, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and
Upper Room devotional for July 2, 2008
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=7&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6


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