What
an idea, a gift, a different way
of
seeing the familiar, the hopeful
this
treasured scripture, God’s Word;
the
beautiful psalm of David
filled
already with comfort
but
seeing the words, more than we imagined
He
told us that in some translations
not
“followed” but “pursued”, that Goodness and Mercy
would
pursue us all the days of our lives
that
the God of creation, our Maker, our Lord
that
He would sustain us, providing,
that
He would send out these agents of love,
Goodness
and Mercy,
angels
of better days, of His love, for us
Richer
meaning in the subtle difference
from
“followed” to “pursued”,
sought
after, wooed by God;
Like
being “Disciples”, not just “Followers”
of
the risen Christ, all the difference
all
the difference in the world
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edited January 16, 2016
loving the sheep – v5
(merging edits to version 2 and version 4)
edited July 11, 2015
loving the sheep – v4
(editing version 2)
April 25, 2015
loving the sheep – v3
(editing version 2)
April 24, 2015
loving the sheep – v2
April 24, 2015
loving the sheep
Psalm 23:1-6
John 10:11-18
1 John 3:16-24
sermon, “The Lord is My Shepherd”
worship
led by Raymond A. Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Fourth Friday of the month service at Mt. Heights Health Care
Facility
April
24, 2015
&
April
24, 2015
faithful
to the command of God
John
10:15b-18
devotion
for April 26, 2015
read
April 24, 2015
&
edited
April 24, 2015
loving
the sheep – v2
edited/
merged April 24, 2015
loving
the sheep
April
24, 2015
love
for the sheep
April
24, 2015
a
good shepherd
John
10:11-15a
John
10:11-18
devotion
for April 25, 2015
read
April 24, 2015
&
edited
April 24, 2015
a
sermon of love – v2
April
24, 2015
a
sermon of love
1
John 3:21-24
devotion
for April 24, 2015
read
April 24, 2015
&
April
24, 2015
share
love
1
John 3:16-24
devotion
for April 23, 2015
read
April 24, 2015
&
merged/edited
April 24, 2015
everything
I need – v2
April
24, 2015
love
will be with me
Psalm
23:6
April
24, 2015
you
chasten my enemies
Psalm
23:5
April
24, 2015
I
will not be afraid
Psalm
23:4
April
24, 2015
God
gives me new strength
Psalm
23:3
April
24, 2015
God
lets me rest
Psalm
23:2
April
24, 2015
Everything
I need
Psalm
23:1
April
24, 2015
a
journey of blessing
Psalm
23
Psalm
23:1-6
devotion
for April 22, 2015
devotion
for April 22, 2015
read
April 24, 2015
&
“Knowing the Shepherd’s Love”
Acts
4:5-12
Psalm
23
1
John 3:16-24
John
10:11-18
for
April 20, 2015 to April 26, 2015
by
Eradio Valverde, Jr.
(formerly)
District Superintendent
Southwest
Texas District
United
Methodist Church
Upper
Room Disciplines for 2015
&
edited
April 24, 2015
Pursued,
not merely Followed – v5
(editing
version 4)
edited
April 23, 2015
Pursued,
not merely Followed – v4
(editing
version 3)
edited
January 29, 2015
Pursued,
not merely Followed – v3
(merging
edits to version 1 and version 2)
edited
July 25, 2012
“Pursued,
not merely Followed – v2”
November
29, 2006 8:28
“Pursued,
not merely Followed”
Psalm
23:6
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