Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, June 24, 2019
by Daniel D. Maurer, Clergy Stuff
About a decade ago, I was hunting elk in the Colorado mountains. There was one moment that our guide told me that he would meet me on the side of another ridge in 1/2 hour as he went to check another valley to see if the elk herd had gone there. It began to snow.
I was up in the mountains and there wasn’t another soul for miles and miles around us. It was a real wilderness experience! In that moment, I became terrified.
What if I twist my ankle and I can’t meet the guide?
What if I suddenly had a heart attack up here because of the strain, the cold and the altitude?
Being alone is never a good feeling. Reminding ourselves that God is always there for us is sometimes difficult to believe. In my times of loneliness, I keep going back to praying though. Why?
Perhaps it’s because, ultimately, I trust that someone will hear me in my isolation, and that I will always be under the wing of the Almighty. That is my hope, at least!
What do you do when you feel alone?
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