"Prove me, O Lord and try me: test my heart and mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you." Psalm 26:2-3 I was climbing large rock stairs at the end of the day, drawing near to the highest elevation in Virginia. It was indeed a test. (To learn more about my personal test through climbing, the longer story is a previous blog … [Read more...] about Psalm 26 (Psalms on the Trail)
Archives for January 2016
Psalm 25 (Psalms on the Trail)
"Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation." Psalm 25:4-5 It's rather easy to get lost, especially when I get lost in thought first, mind wandering and am not paying attention. Is the trail obvious up ahead? Do you see a white blaze? No. Okay, turn and look behind you; do you see a … [Read more...] about Psalm 25 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 24 (Psalms on the Trail)
"The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it. the world and those who live in it." Psalm 24:1 The rock boulders are the Lord's. The green grass is the Lord's. The mountains beyond me with their Christmas tree farms are the Lord's. The ridges behind them, the Smoky Mountains far to the south beyond sight where I may hike some other year, are the Lord's. I am the … [Read more...] about Psalm 24 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 23 (Psalms on the Trail)
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. You make me lie down in green pastures; you lead me beside still waters; you restore my soul. Psalm 23: 1-3. This photo was taken after the most bitterly cold, rainy night I had yet endured in the tent. The fog the evening before was thick and the world a deepening gray (not green) when I had finally set up camp in this former … [Read more...] about Psalm 23 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 22 (Psalms on the Trail)
"My God, my God why have your forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning." Psalm 22:1 These are the remains of an old lock house near Hancock, MD . The tenant who lived here would have tended the lock at all hours so barges traversing the canal, pulled by mules, could come and go with their cargo. Did he feel forsaken when the … [Read more...] about Psalm 22 (Psalms on the Trail)