Tonight on Total Axxess, Wally was doing his Monday School, talking about how the verse "Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path" was literally talking about small candle-like lamps that attached on the front of sandals for walking at night (note: the truth of this historical fact has not been verified by me. who cares). So instead of today, where we can see a whole city block with one street lamp, road-weary travelers circa 1000 BC could see just the dirt in front of their feet, far enough to take the next step. That's as far as most of us can see of God's will for our lives, just enough for the next step. God sees the whole road, all the obstacles and crevices and raging streams with rickety bridges, and He knows we would bow out if we could see all that too. So we put one foot in front of the other, praying not to know the Master plan, but to know enough that we stay on the right path, wherever that may lead. And we know that looking back, we can see God's handiwork all over our lives, His plan intricately woven for each one of us. That where we are now is only possible because of how we've come, and Who has been leading us.
Blessings.
(Wally gets the credit for this, I just wanted to share)
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There's this song we sing in Folk Choir - one of our favorites - called "Lead, Kindly Light." It's based on the prayer by Newman and it's SO beautiful. I'll have to send it to you.
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