What an idea, a gift,
a different way
of seeing the
familiar, the hopeful
this treasured
scripture, God’s Word
handed down to us;
The beautiful Psalm
of David
this song of the
ancient people
filled already with
comfort,
but seeing the words,
a deeper meaning,
more than we imagined
in the action of God.
He told us that in
some translations
the words have even
more power
that that Goodness
and Mercy, do not “follow” us
not “followed” but
“pursued”,
that these were
living beings, Goodness and Mercy
proper names of the
movement of God
that Goodness and
Mercy would pursue us
all the days of our
lives, eternally;
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, a
mighty presence,
angels of better
days, of His love, for us.
Richer meaning in the
subtle difference
from “followed” to “pursued”,
sought after, wooed
by God
that God was not just
the waiting Father
for the Prodigal to
come home;
Like the difference
of being “Disciples”,
not just “Followers” of
the Risen Christ,
all the difference in
the world
in simple words in
the Living Word,
this love letter of
God.
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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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