In Green Pastures.The piece you see above was titled In Green Pastures because it's about the 23rd Psalm. The 23rd Psalm is my favorite Scripture. My Sunday School teacher, Mrs. Jettye Barton, made us memorize it. Some nights praying it is the only thing that enables me to go back to sleep.
That's because some nights I wake up scared, especially now. I'm worried about my family. I'm worried about our country. I'm worried about the status of worldwide Christianity and the increasing pressure against it. There are a lot of days that are tough, and we are really facing some now. It's frightening and scary to watch the news. The tensions and pressures are growing, and I'm worried about the results.
Well, we just don't know what's going to happen and it's a good thing we don't. But I do know God is still in control. I do know that my Father said He makes me lie down in green pastures, and leads me beside the still waters. Without exception, I know He always brings good things out of bad. I'm trusting He will continue to during these troubled times as well.
So this quilt is about the cool pleasantness of tree shade, pretty flowers to look at, the lazy antics of sheep carefully watched by their Shepherd--an environment of peace and calm and trust. It's circled by the words,
"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures."
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