SHELTER FROM THE STORM
ONE of the things
I know for sure IS-
In life
Is that
We all go through
The storms
There are NO EXCEPTIONS
I can tell you that
FOR SURE
And one of the things
WE can do for others
As they go through the storms
Of life
Is to OPEN our hearts
Open our lives
And open our HOMES for others
Just as God always does
Just as Jesus always does FOR US
“If you
Consider me a BELIEVER
In the Lord
Come and STAY
At my home........” Acts 16:15
AS BELIEVERS-one of the things
My family has always done
Is open up their homes
To FAMILY-friends-and neighbors
My grandparents did this
My parents did this
And I have ALWAYS done this
( as well as my sisters)
To quote from a Bob Dylan song:
“Come in-she said-
And I will give you-
SHELTER from the storm”
I take REFUGE in God
I take refuge in the Lord
“But let all those
Who take refuge
In you-BE GLAD
Let them ever
SING for joy
SPREAD your protection
Over them
That those who love your name
MAY REJOICE in you” Psalm 5:11
“Come in-he said-GOD SAID-
I will give you
'SHELTER FROM THE STORM'”
“The Lord is a refuge
For the oppressed
A stronghold
In times of trouble” Psalm 9:9
“EVERY word of God
Is flawless
He is a SHIELD
To those
Who take REFUGE in him” Proverbs 3:5
There are few WORKS of MERCY
In life-as challenging
As OPENING your home
To someone in NEED
RECENTLY- I was on
A five-week journey
Up through the NORTH
I THANK my family and friends
For opening up their lives
And their homes to me
OPENING up our homes
To someone in need is necessary
NECESSARY for us
To actually PROVE
We are CREATURES OF GOD
And necessary for those who stay
For whatever reason-
They are IN NEED
“COME IN-GOD SAID-
And receive
'SHELTER FROM THE STORM'”
Robert P. Wallman
5-2-16 and 7-23-2026
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Eve Tushnet
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