“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV)

“Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.” (NLT)

I love these two translations of this verse in Deuteronomy, especially the NLT. “The Lord will PERSONALLY go ahead of you…” (emphasis mine) God himself goes before me, has already seen and been “on the inside” of our trial and knows exactly how to lead us through on the course that is best.

We had a great blessing this morning. Justin asked to go to school, which means he felt well enough to go! Jeff and I stayed in the classroom with him (Mrs. Shultz had chairs set up for us) and he only made it about twenty minutes before he got tired. But he got a big, wonderful welcome and we watched him cut out snowflakes with his class.

Mrs. Shultz was snapping pictures and making Justin laugh. I don’t know who was more excited! We are very grateful for Justin’s loving teacher and his sweet classmates.

We still have miles to go with Justin’s treatment and recovery, but today was a step forward.

Thank you for your faithful prayers! .