Flores & Faith

This post is part of our Flores & Faith devotional series, a gathering of original devotional material.  Each devotion will be published in both english & spanish.  | Esta publicación es parte de nuestra serie devocional en Flores & Fe, una recopilación de material devocional original. Cada devoción estará disponible en inglés y español. Lift Your Eyes Psalm 121:1-2 I lift my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Too often it is easy for me to relate to the psalmist in Psalm 42 and ask myself, "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?" (42:5). Too often my eyes are cast down and I focus inward on my own problems, big or small. Have you ever felt that way? In Psalm 121, we can join with the psalmist and be reminded to lift our eyes up - from our troubles, ilnesses, guilts, grief . . . In lifting our eyes to the hills we are reminded that our " help comes from t...

    This post is part of our Flores & Faith devotional series, a gathering of original devotional material. Each devotion will be published in both english & spanish.  |  Esta publicación es parte de nuestra serie devocional en Flores & Fe, una recopilación de material devocional original. Cada devoción estará disponible en inglés y español. Who Ya Gonna Call?  written by: Jamielynn Tinkey Flores Psalm 116:  I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;     I suffered distress and anguish. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!” Gracious is the Lord, and righteous, our God is merciful.   The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought ...