I have finished reading The Hobbit. And yes, it did contain more timely parallels with my own life. Amazing. God must have had me read that book at this time in my life for some reason. I sure have benefitted from it! To celebrate, my blog is now playing a sample of Hobbit music! ^_^
Psalms 23:1-6 1 A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Now I am reading another book: A Table in the Presence by chaplain Carey Cash. According to the summary on bamm.com, it is "The Dramatic Account of How A U.S. Marine Battalion Experienced God's Presence Amidst the Chaos of the War in Iraq". It should be an awesome book to read. There are accounts of soldiers who should have been killed by rocket-propelled grenades (RPG's) who saw them swerve away from them at the last second, or watched them crash through the windshield of their Humvee and explode outward only, but not into the passenger compartment, as if the explosion had been shielded somehow, and occurrences like bullet holes in the front and back of a helmet, but the soldier had no head-wound whatsoever! Miraculous protection indeed! I can think of only one being who could be the source of that kind of protection! (God, of course)! :D
I hope to add more to this post later. So busy! :P!
