Sunday, March 25, 2012

I love today's portion of my one-year bible. I take note of Deuteronomy 4:29: "... you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul." Seeking G-d with all your heart and soul, not with all your mind and certainly not in your strength. The second gem is in Deuteronomy 4:35 and repeated in 4:39: "[y]ou were shown these things so that you might know that the L-rd is G-d; besides him there is no other" and "[a]knowledge and take to heart this day that the L-rd is G-d in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other." The Psalm portion, 68:5, contains my favorite promise that I pray and claim everyday for the families of our men and women in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, that G-d himself is "[a] father to the fatherless, a defender of widows." And finally, I am reminded that "[w]hoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf." Proverbs 11:28.