Inspired by lyrics to “Joy in the Journey” by Megon McDonough:God guides and provides, shelters and sustains us. The joy is in the journey.
The Spirit of the LORD goes with us and before us, by day and by night, to show the way.
Our journey has been long and not always easy.
In the fullness of time, we have never wanted for any good thing.
Even when we could not see the path before us, the way has been revealed.
We have not traveled alone. The joy is in the journey.
Responsive Reading for April 28
The LORD said to Jacob, “‘Know that I am with you; I will protect you wherever you go, and bring you back to this land. I will never leave you ….’ Jacob then made this vow: ‘If God remains with me, to protect me on this journey I am making … and I come back safe to my father’s house, the LORD shall be my God’” (Genesis 28:15-21).
God guides and provides, shelters and sustains us. The joy is in the journey.
“The LORD, your God . . . journeys before you to find you a resting place–by day in the cloud, and by night in the fire, to show the way you must go” (Deuteronomy 1:33).
The Spirit of the LORD goes with us and before us, by day and by night, to show the way.
“The LORD, your God, has blessed you in all your undertakings; he has been concerned about your journey through this vast desert. It is now forty years that he has been with you, and you have never been in want” (Deuteronomy 2:7).
Our journey has been long and not always easy.
In the fullness of time, we have never wanted for any good thing.
“I will lead the blind on their journey; by paths unknown I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them, and make crooked ways straight. These things I do for them, and I will not forsake them” (Isaiah 42:16).
Even when we could not see the path before us, the way has been revealed.
We have not traveled alone. The joy is in the journey.