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With The Help Of The Lord, You Can Handle Life's Challenges And Heartaches, Even The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death. What Comfort Your Fainting Heart Has, Knowing That In Those Stumbling Times Of Discouragement And Despair, Of Depletion And Seeming Defeat, The Shepherd Will Find You...restore And "fix" You...and Follow You...until You Are Well On Your Way.

She Thought About How It Was So Simple With Animals. They Gave Their Hearts Without Question Or Fear. They Had No Expectations. They Were So Easy To Love. If People Could Only Be Like That, No One Would Ever Be Hurt, She Thought. No One Would Ever Need To Learn How To Forgive.

It's Easy To Talk About How Much You Love God, But Loving Others Reveals How Much You Truly Do.

And Now, Dear Lord, I Acknowledge Afresh That You Are The God Of All Peace, My Jehovah-shalom. My Job Is To Receive. You Give Me Your Peace. My Job Is To Take It. You Lead Me To Your Still Waters. My Role Is To Follow. You Extend Your Hand. My Role Is To Take Hold. My I Enjoy Your Presence And The Tranquility Of The Still Waters Where You Pour Out Your Promise Of Peace. Amen.

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