{"id":562,"date":"2019-04-10T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=562"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:08:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:08:44","slug":"paths-to-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=562","title":{"rendered":"Paths to Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<audio id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/m4a\/Journey%20Notes%2036%20Paths%20to%20Safety%20Accomp.m4a\"     controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/audio>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t,audioWidth:,audioHeight:\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>God made us.\u00a0 He knows our strengths and our weaknesses.\u00a0 He knows just how far we can go, and when we should pull back for our own good.\u00a0 We need to understand our limitations the way that God does.<\/p>\n<p>On our journey to the foot of the cross we need to remember that we are only human.\u00a0 We are vulnerable.\u00a0 We are feeble and frail.\u00a0 Sometimes we face challenges and need a safe place.\u00a0 In those times our hope is in God, and God is our only hope.<\/p>\n<p>The hymn <em>O Worship the King<\/em> was written by Robert Grant.\u00a0 Grant was born into privilege, but was always keenly sensitive to the plight of people who were more vulnerable.\u00a0 While serving in Parliament he led persistent and successful efforts for passage of laws to improve conditions for minority groups.\u00a0 When he was appointed as governor in Bombay, India he worked tirelessly to help the poor and the sick.\u00a0 He was a devoted Christian.\u00a0 His life reflected God&#8217;s love so well that people of other faiths recognized Grant by naming a medical school in his honor.<\/p>\n<p>As influential and successful as he was, though, Grant knew his limitations.\u00a0 He knew God as his protector.\u00a0 He knew that God provided that safe place where all of God&#8217;s people are loved.\u00a0 He shared his insights in the words of this hymn, which still speaks to the church today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,<br \/>\nin thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;<br \/>\nthy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,<br \/>\nour Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.<\/p>\n<p>Stay close to God.\u00a0 He is indeed our maker, defender, redeemer, and friend.\u00a0 He will keep us safe on our journey.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Worship the King (United Methodist Hymnal #73)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JoCsWlEMQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Follow the Path!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em><strong>CARadke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[Use with <em>Safe Journey<\/em>, day 36 of <a title=\"Order your copy of A Labyrinth Pilgrimage today!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3366946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Labyrinth Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God made us.\u00a0 He knows our strengths and our weaknesses.\u00a0 He knows just how far we can go, and when we should pull back for our own good.\u00a0 We need to understand our limitations the way that God does. 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