Tripping Into Grace

Day 32 I lift up my eyes to the hills—

from where will my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.

The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and for evermore.

Psalm 121

This Psalm is known to be a traveling Psalm. It was said as pilgrims set out on a journey. Which is why I’m sure Jim’s father’s family always said it before they began a trip. And before our family set out for trip Jim would have us say this Psalm as well. For my family it was to say the 23rd Psalm or the Shepherd’s Psalm. It was a nice tradition. And meaningful. And since I’m so late in my daily posts and this weekend is Father’s Day in the USA I deduytgis post to those two men.

The psalmist asks and answers his own question “where does my help come?” “My help comes from the Lord who is the creator!” The psalmist looks up from where he is traveling and knows that the creator of all that there is, is with him and consequently encourages other pilgrims to trust Gods’s presence and goodness, and providence…always.

Whether looking up to the mountains or down in the valleys the God of grace and love is present walking beside you and me each and every day. 🙂 it’s just as complicated and as simple as that.