Mama Monday #96

 


“I want to say that I don’t know how many times in my life I have heard and read and spoken the 23rd Psalm, but this week as I wrote this sermon, something totally new stood out for me – which is the word ALL.

Surely God’s goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

All the days.

Not only the good old days.

All the days.

From the day we drew our first breath
to the day we got caught stealing that candy bar.

From the day we met our first true friend or fell in love, or finally stopped drinking… to the day the oncologist called, or our child died.

From the day we could not stop crying, to the day we finally appreciated birdwatching.
All the days of our lives

Right up to the day God will lovingly call us by name

one last time.”

-Nadia Bolz Weber

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