Last
Friday, at our annual little Friday morning charity crafters' pot-luck brunch,
some of us had little token gifts for each other.
Because we
are crafty, some were hand made.
Because we
are all ladies of faith, some related to our faith.
One of our
members held out a handful of what appeared to be magnetic bookmarks. Each
bookmark-sized magnet was inscribed with an uplifting bible verse or similar
saying. We could each choose the one we wanted.
One had the
Lord's Prayer; one had the 23rd Psalm.
The one I took had Isaiah 40:31 printed
on it. It is now on my fridge, at eye-level, where I can see it many times each
day.
If you are
not familiar with this verse, you can find it at the Bible Gateway. This site lets you search for the book, chapter and
verse of your choice, in 9 or 10 languages and in over 100 versions of the
Bible. You can even search a simple
topic, such as "hunger." If you don't know the verse, just type in as
much of it as you can remember, and choose from the results.
For me, Isaiah
40:31 means that no matter how tired I am, no matter how foggy my brain from
trying to figure something out, no matter how much I feel that once I sit down,
it will take me days to get back up, when I recall this verse, I feel
strengthened.
It's not just strength,
but the feeling of stamina and staying power that this verse gives to me.
Just a deep
breath, to "wait upon the Lord," for however long I feel I need to
wait for that strength, and I can once again rise up, run (well, not literally)
and not grow weary, walk and not faint. I can do what I need to do and finish
the task.
Father, thank you for all the words of guidance in the Bible, for all those people centuries ago who wrote those words, and for those in my life who guided me to these words.
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