Good Friday morning! We arise once more to a beautiful dawn in a dark world. Have you ever come to realize in the Spirit that you have been once more walking through the valley of the shadow of death? The New Living Translation changes that verse to "dark valleys", but in this case, I believe the King James version is more accurate. That dread valley is often more in our mind than in reality. The dark, churning thoughts of death and pain, the fears and anxieties, the worry and doubt, all combine to plunge us into the valley of the shadow of death. As with any dark time, it begins slowly, and later the plunge begins in earnest. However, God always leads us through that valley. We may wish that He would lead us home when we cry out in the midst of death's valley, but He leads us instead to the green pastures of His great love. One day we will go home to Jesus. Until then, we endure the dark valleys and try to relax in the green pastures. As the sun rises this morning, I pray that each of us will be lead out of another valley in death's shadow, and into the green pasture of Jesus' love and mercy.
The grace of Christ Jesus goes with you this day,
Bucky
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