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When I am asked what my favorite Bible verse from scripture immediately pop into my mind. One is my confirmation verse – Isaiah 40:31, “Those who hope in the Lord renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not is Psalm 139.

Psalm 139 is the focus for our children’s Sunday school lesson this coming Sunday, and as I began reading through the lesson materials, I was filled with comfort and peace. Psalm 139 is a poetic meditation on God’s intimate presence with us. God knows us through and through. Our bodies are wonderfully made by God and God is deeply involved and always present in our lives. Verses 8 say, “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast….For you created my knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Take a few minutes this week and read through Psalm 139. I hope that the words of the psalm that speak of our God, who is good and wants what is best for us, who knows our faults and our gifts and continues to love and care for us, fill you with the joy, comfort, and peace that I feel when I read these.