IHG October 2021 Care of the Spirit: Part 2

All Things are Possible with God
 

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; & through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, & the flames shall not consume you.  For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior... “Because you are precious in my sight, & honored, & I love you... I will make paths in the wilderness and rivers in the desert...” Isaiah 43: 2-4, 19

“God will make a way where there seems to be no way, He works in ways we cannot see, He will make a way for me, He will be my guide...hold me closely to His side...with love and strength for each new day, He will make a way.  By a roadway in the wilderness, He’ll lead me. Rivers in the desert will I see.  Heaven & earth will fade but his Word will still remain. He will do something new today.  God will make a way where there seems to be no way.  He works in ways we cannot see.  He will make a way for me.  He will be my guide hold me closely to His side,  with love & strength for each new day. He will make a way. He will make a way.   AMEN

Hope for Our Living
 

“The Hymn of Promise”

“In the bulb there is flower; In the seed, an apple tree; In cocoons, a hidden promise; butterflies will soon be free! In the cold & snow of winter, there’s a spring that waits to be. Unrevealed until its season.  Something God alone can see.

There’s a song in every silence; seeking words and melody; There’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me. From the past will come the future; what it holds a mystery, Unrevealed until it’s season, something God alone can see.

In our end is our beginning. In our time infinity; In our doubt there is believing. In our life, eternity. In our death a resurrection; At the last a victory. Unrevealed until its season.  Something alone that God can see.”

Do not be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God  
 

"You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst. You shall wander forth in safety though you do not know the way.  You shall speak your words in foreign lands & all will understand. You shall see the face of God & live.

Be not afraid.  I go before you always.  Come follow me & I will give you rest.

Blessed are your poor for the kingdom shall be theirs.  Blessed are you that weep & mourn one day you shall laugh & if wicked tongues insult & hate you all because of me, blessed are you.

Be not afraid.  I go before you always, come follow me & I will give you rest.”

~Posted by Rev Kathryn Bindig, MDiv. MS; Pastoral Care Minister with assistance from Rich Muscatello; Director of Business Development & Strategy