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How sad is the death of Whitney Houston? Whitney was unparalleled in the 1980's scoring with 7 straight # 1 hits. Who can forget her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner in Super Bowl XXV (1991), as the jets blazed across the stadium sky. She was truly a beautiful superstar with God given talents, but then sin stepped in and became a lifestyle; her much publicized troubles became media fodder and something she and her husband Bobby Brown seemed to relish. I think of his song "My Prerogative...

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But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

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A shepard diligently looks after and cares for his flock; it's his responsibility to make sure that they don't become lost or that harm comes their way. It was and is a job that is worthy of honor and respect.

How great is it that we have a Shepard that watches over us; that loves and cares for us; that provides for us on a daily basis; that protects us?

Psalms 23


The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green...

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If I could speak all the languages on earth and of the angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, enough faith to move mountains and understood all of God's secret plans, but didn't love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I had to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it, but if I didn't love others, I would have gained nothing.
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, boastful, proud...

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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Let all who fear the Lord repeat: "His faithful love endures forever." In my distress I prayed to the Lord , and the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. My enemies did their best to...

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