Day 27 - Thankful for those that came before me

Touring England and Germany throughout November I have often thought about distant relatives that might too have walked these same paths. Their footsteps eventually lead them to leave their homeland for a promise of new life in new country. What faith they must have had in God to pack up (or simply walk away) from their homeland and make this journey. How grateful I am to have such great names as Oneth, McKitrick, Alspaugh, Lucas, Hoge, Gilbert, Sullivan, Whitaker, Hunter, White, (to name a few) in my family tree...

Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

¹ I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
² My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

³ He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴ indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
⁶ the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷ The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
⁸ the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.