From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "C & P Greene" <cfgreene@teleport.com>
Subject: Blessings to All
Date: Sunday, August 20, 2000 6:47 AM

The following is the second verse and chorus of a song we sing in our
Fellowship;
"The Lord is in His Holy Temple,
 And we are in His presence now.
 The ones who've gone before have gathered.
 As one before the Lord we bow.

Singing Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Singing Allelue, Alleluia, Alleluia."

This week a dear brother in Christ unexpectedly joined the ones who've gone
before. Unexpectedly to us, but not to our Lord.  Psalm 139 tells us how
intimate He is with each of us, there is not one detail He does not know.
If you are not sure just how personal God is with us, please read it and ask
the Holy Spirit to open it up to you.  To me, it is a life changing portion
of Scripture.  At the time of a death I find Vs. 16 to be a balm and a
comfort -- not one moment before and not one moment after God's appointed
time.
"Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance;
 And in Thy book they were all written,
 The days that were ordained for me,
 When as yet there was not one of them."  Vs 16

Vs. 17 - 18 go on to say,
"How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God!
 How vast is the sum of them!
 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
 When I awake, I am still with Thee."

How steadfast and loving is our God!

"Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
 Serve the Lord with gladness;
 Come before Him with joyful singing.
 Know that the Lord Himself is God;
 It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
 We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
 Enter His gates with thanksgiving,
 And His courts with praise.
 Give thanks to Him; bless His name.
 For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting,
 And His faithfulness to all generations."  Psalm 100     Amen!