1. we've been working on memorizing Psalm 119 this summer, so at lunch time we were practicing. the second section of 8 verses falls under the heading of the Hebrew letter Beth, which means "house" (Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem using one of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet to begin the verses of each 8 verse section). Psalm 119:9 which begins the section says, "How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word." the "house" section, "guarding it according to Your word" - sounds like a "safe home" to me ;) (i know, a terrible pun.)
2. but truthfully, the reason why this title came to mind was because after lunch i was singing through several selections from Gadsby's Hymns (which i got from amazon last week - 1156 hymn texts!!!). i came to one by Joseph Hart which reminded me of the way our pastor often closes our evening worship services, "Goodnight, and safe home" (he's from Northern Ireland). the verse reads:
This God is the God we adore;
Our faithful, unchangeable Friend;
Whose love is as large as His power,
And neither knows measure nor end.
'Tis Jesus, the First and the Last,
Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home:
We'll praise Him for all that is past,
And trust Him for all that's to come.
AMEN!
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