Card #10 in a COVID-19 Card-a-Day Series

Verse for the Day

II Corinthians 4:18 ESV “We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”

Song for the Day

Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life

Where cross the crowded ways of life,
Where sound the cries of race and clan,
Above the noise of selfish strife,
We hear Thy voice, O Son of Man.

In haunts of wretchedness and need,
On shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
From paths where hide the lures of greed,
We catch the vision of Thy tears.

From tender childhood's helplessness,
From woman's grief, man's burdened toil,
From famished souls, from sorrow's stress,
Thy heart has never known recoil.

The cup of water given for Thee
Still holds the freshness of Thy grace;
Yet long these multitudes to see
The sweet compassion of Thy face.

O Master, from the mountain side,
Make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
Among these restless throngs abide,
O tread the city's streets again;

Till sons of men shall learn Thy love,
And follow where Thy feet have trod;
Till glorious from Thy heaven above,
Shall come the city of our God.

~ Frank Mason North

Song Suggestion: Stand facing the street or road nearest you to sing this song.

COVID-19 Prayer Focus

The Homeless

Ask God to provide for the needs of those living on the streets or elsewhere because they have no place to call their home. Some suggestions of ways to pray for them:

            For physical health and a robust immune system to ward off the coronavirus

            That the deepest longings of their heart will draw them to Jesus

            For them to have sufficient food and warmth each day

            For gratitude and hope to spring up in them when they receive unexpected gifts

            That people will befriend them, even if it’s from two meters away 

God is to be adored for: Being our Home  

Pic from Then

I don’t remember where the little red sponge balls came from, but I do remember the laughs that they brought to our family when the children put them on as clown noses. This pic still makes me chuckle. (I dare you to look at it and not crack at least a slight grin!)

Pic from Now

Years ago, I received this little shelf of verse cards as a gift from a friend. I promptly set it on my kitchen window sill and there it still abides. The verses are meaningful for any time, but often they seem to connect with current circumstances in a special way. I thought that this verse spoke to the isolation times we are in. God’s blessings are on us as we come in and as we go out and I’m sure we could include as we stay at home!

     

 Activity Idea

Go outside and shout something. (Maybe I will hear it. 😊)

What is it?

Today’s mystery photo:

Answer to yesterday’s photo: Handle of a (Stanley) screwdriver.