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Psalm 37




For our anniversary my husband brought me two dozen pink roses. During the week he received six red roses from his company and was asked to give them to someone that supports him no matter what. I added those roses with the others. After a week the roses are drooping and I was thinking it's about time to empty the vase. I was sitting on our couch and looked up at the vase and I saw this one red rose standing tall and still looking very pretty. It made me think of Psalm 37: "Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away." (v. 1-2) "In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty." (v. 19)
I invite each of you to read Psalm 37 if you've never done so. Please leave your thoughts.

I just wanted to share.

In Him,
Jami

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