'Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God' (Luke 12:6)

[Queen Esther]

'Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God'  (Luke  12:6)

William Cowper, poet and hymn writer, who lived from 1731-1800 in England, apparently suffered from fits of melancholy and frequent attacks of spiritual despair which led to two suicide attempts.

On one of these occasions, during a time of deep despair and a dark night of the soul on a foggy night he set out from his home in London with the intention of jumping into the River Thames to end his life.

He got hopelessly lost in the fog and wandered blind for some time.  Eventually, lost and confused,  he walked into a home to  get out of the fog.

And the home he walked into ?

It was his own.
He sat down and penned the words of the beloved hymn,...

God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants his footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm

Ye fearful saints fresh courage take
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head

Dear Brothers and Sisters, if you are going through a dark night of the soul right now and it feels that Jehovah God is far away, be assured he is standing in the shadows and as he knows about every sparrow, he knows all about YOU and he cares

When we commit and trust our life to Jehovah every day, " Weeping may endure for the night, but joy will come in the morning "even if it is eventually...

[The Librarian]

When the Chinese killed off all the sparrows God made them pay with their lives. 30 million Chinese died as a result.

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[Queen Esther]

I  SO  LOVE  THESE  SWEETIES   Thank  you  JEHOVAH !