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Read Psalm 22 and THEN read Psalm 23, and you will feel the hope that comes from reading on! These psalms appear in this sequence in the original Hebrew manuscript. First, Psalm 22 recounts our salvation that Jesus completed on Calvary’s cross, and then Psalm 23 gives a serene confirmation of God’s promises for the present. Isn’t our God orderly to follow Psalm 22 with Psalm 23? It’s a package deal! Jesus is the sacrificial Lamb in Psalm 22, and we are His little lambs in Psalm 23.
You are a package deal with your Savior. When someone might flippantly say, “I feel so far away from God right now,” I imagine God responding, “Who moved?” Because God is omniscient and because God is omnipresent, if we feel far away from Him, we can return to where He promises to meet us: His Word and His Sacrament.
15 Oct 2026
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and stones are usually not thought of as good or valuable. It wasn’t my birthday. It wasn’t Christmas. But my then 5-year-old grandson, Lukas, brought me a gift. It was simple, not of great worth. It was just a quart Mason jar that contained sticks and stones that he had collected. On it, Lukas taped a little drawing of a tree, a shining sun, and a man standing in a garden. Lukas knew his grandpa well. He knew I was a nature lover and an admirer of God’s gifts of creation. So, he enthusiastically presented me with a token of his love — just a glass jar of sticks and stones. But for the last eight years, that simple gift sits next to my bed as a reminder of the wisdom, faith, and grace of a little child reflecting God’s love. Lukas knew his grandpa. Jesus knows this grandpa as well. He knows my needs. And so, I daily look at that jar and quietly sing, “I am Jesus’ little lamb, Ever glad at heart I am” (“I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” LSB #740).
14 Oct 2026
Puzzlemaster
My husband and I spent many hours sitting side by side assembling jigsaw puzzles. Our marriage of nearly 54 years was a huge puzzle that was sometimes fun and sometimes frustrating to work out.
Now that I’m a widow, I’m starting on a new life puzzle. Though widowhood is not new under the sun, this is the first time I’ve been a widow. God’s Word reminds me that I’m not alone in assembling my new life. He is at my side and has equipped others to help me, to love me, and to teach me. Though I’ve not assembled this puzzle before, God sees the whole picture, each piece in its proper place. He’ll see that it’s well done when the final piece is put in place.
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