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Today's Early Church Wisdom
“For the Gentiles, hearing from our mouth the words of God, are impressed by their beauty and greatness: then, learning that our works are not worthy of the things we say, they turn to railing, saying that it is some deceitful tale. For when they hear from us that God says: ‘No thanks will be due to you, if ye love only those who love you; but thanks will be due to you, if ye love your enemies and those that hate you’—when they hear this, they are impressed by the overplus of goodness: but when they see that we do not love, not only those who hate us, but even those who love us, they laugh at us, and the Name is blasphemed.”
~ The 2nd Epistle of Clement (140-160AD
This week's Psalm is Psalm 30 'Joy Comes With The Morning'

Let God Direct Your Steps

Life can be confusing at times, and as we face tomorrow it can be hard to know what to do. If there are some reliable instructions that we can follow, or a trustworthy map to guide us, that can help a great deal, but there are times when even these valuable resources are not enough. Of course, there are occasions in life where guidance of any kind may seem entirely lacking. In such situations, where human wisdom fails, some of us may turn to God, which is, of course, the best thing we could do, for as Solomon says, “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). If our turning to Him involves picturing Him with us, and imagining Him speak, we will hear the Great Shepherd’s guiding voice. We may need to practice this for a while, so that we learn to reliably discriminate between His voice, our own projections, and the deceptive words of the demons, but if we make this our lifestyle, He will guide us, for the Lord directs the steps of those who commit their way to Him. Let Him guide your steps today.