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July 5 - Psalm 121 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's shown here and it is Friday.
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  It is the 5th of July, it is the end of the week and bully for
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  you, you've done great. Again, here you are Friday.
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  Well done. I hope the weeks been a good one
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  for you. And I hope today is full of
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  promise. My last day at work before a
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  couple of weeks away from work. Wow.
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  I cannot even begin to imagine the things I will be able to get
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  up to. Ah, how fantastic.
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  I hope that it's a good one for you.
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  I hope that today, as you think about the weekend ahead, yeah,
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  you got some good things planned.
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  Maybe a bit of space and a bit of time for you.
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  I wouldn't that be great. Or maybe you are in a busy phase
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  of your life where every moment is taken up.
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  Or maybe you feel like actually your life is quite spacious
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  often and you are very grateful for that wherever you are, no
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  matter where this finds you. So great that you are choosing
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  to spend these moments inviting the living God through His word
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  into your day, to punctuate, to colour, to shape the way that
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  you tackle today and your mindset as you do that.
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  Thanks for joining your friends. It is such a privilege and an
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  honour to be able to do this with you.
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  And so that is what we're going to do.
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  Last week we were heading up that mountain toward Jerusalem.
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  And today, today we are reading the next Psalms, Psalm 121, and
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  it has got exactly the same title, a song for pilgrims.
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  Well, that wouldn't be the same, would it?
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  Because no one knows what a Pilgrim is.
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  Let's try again. A song for pilgrims ascending to
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  Jerusalem. This again is a short sound, so
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  strap on the backpack. Look up that mountain.
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  It's not that far to go. Let us sing this song.
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  Read this Sam Share this poem as we head toward God's holy city.
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  Reading together Psalm 121. I look up to the mountains.
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  Does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord who
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  made heaven and earth. He will not let you stumble.
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  The one who watch overs you will not slumber.
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  Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.
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  The Lord himself watches over you.
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  The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
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  The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.
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  The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.
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  The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and
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  forever. Our Father, if ever it is that
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  we need encouragement to know that You are for us, here it is.
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  You watch over us. You protect us, You keep our
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  feet from stumbling, You don't sleep, you don't look away, but
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  you are forever our vigilant protector, loving God and mighty
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  Saviour. As we go through today, I thank
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  you that you will go through today with us.
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  And as we come to the end of the day and the weekend ahead, we
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  know that you forever walk beside us.
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  Help us to always, always be aware of that fact so that we
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  can be so confident that no matter what we face, we never
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  have to face it alone. And no matter how fragile our
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  hearts feel, no matter what fear may be bubbling up inside of us,
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  we do not need to fear because you stand beside us, Your might
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  present and for us. So we just lean into you, we
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  rest in your presence, and we thank you and we love you, a
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  gracious Father, and we're able to pray all these things through
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  the saving name of Jesus. Amen.