God knows

"You have searched me, Lord,

and you know me.

You know when I sit and when I rise;

you perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue

you, Lord, know it completely.

You hem me in behind and before,

and you lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

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.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me

and the light become night around me,”

even the darkness will not be dark to you;

the night will shine like the day,

for darkness is as light to you." Psalm 139:1-12

2025 held many surprises. From joy to heartache and many emotions in-between.  My heart felt it all.  And here we are on the cusp of a new year.  My old, anxious heart wonders what does the next 365 days hold?  In midst of questions i saw my answer today. 

Anyone who knows me is aware of the "crosses" in the sky i view.  While they are mere jet streams to most, i see them as reminders from God.  Stepping outside my home this morning, i found the answer i needed.  Directly to my left was a significant cross.  As i continued walking i looked back and witnessed a brillant cross on the other side of my home, and then in front of my home i noticed another.  With great curiosity, i couldn't help but walk to the back of my home for its view.  And there it was, between the pines the making of another cross.

God was talking.  Clearly, you and i are hemmed in by God, on all sides, circumstances, events and moments of our life.  Like the crosses in the sky this morning, while some were very prominent, others more subtle, the fact reminds they were there... just like Him.  Yet, unlike a vapor, He never disappears.

Happy New Year!  May my quirky vapor crosses bring you peace too, knowing and believing we are never alone.  Our God, sees all, knows all and loves us all immensely.  

God, my prayer this year is to just believe and trust You more.

we are loved and chosen by God,

may we live, love, do and trust like we believe Him,

veneal