Dear LifeSpring,
I was saying my evening prayers which included the verses below from Psalm 34. I found it to be very reassuring as Dorothy and I continue to pray for our children and especially, our grandchildren living outside of Canada.
While we are far away from them, God is so close to them. When life circumstances do not allow us to be close to our family, take comfort that God is ever-present in all our lives.
Psalm 34:15-22 New International Version (NIV)
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken
21 Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.