And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’ For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”

The people of Israel walked through the Jordan on dry ground. He has set my feet on dry ground to walk through the fetid mess that is the culture around me. He has brought me out of my personal Egypt into the Kingdom of God in the here and now, my Promised Land.

LORD, forgive me for not sharing the story with my children. I bear the burden of that grievous sin, that offense against You and a demonstration that my love for my family is weak, weak beyond description.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 97

Mid-day: 119:73-80

Evening: Psalm 23

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