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                                                         "Even 
                                                          though I walk through 
                                                          the valley of death, 
                                                          I will fear no evil, 
                                                          for You are with me." 
                                                          (Psalm 23:4) 
                                                        I 
                                                          DON'T FEEL LIKE IT 
                                                        When 
                                                          we are in the valleys 
                                                          of life we have a hard 
                                                          time seeing the mountain 
                                                          tops. We tend to only 
                                                          look horizontally ignoring 
                                                          the vertical relationship 
                                                          between ourselves and 
                                                          God. We can't see over 
                                                          obstacles, we only see 
                                                          the fog and haze of 
                                                          our self-pity, guilt 
                                                          or shame, we only see 
                                                          things one dimensionally. 
                                                        Yet 
                                                          God promised that He 
                                                          is with us -- we can't 
                                                          feel Him because our 
                                                          feelings betray us, 
                                                          we can't sense Him because 
                                                          we waver in our faith 
                                                          like a cork on the waves 
                                                          -- Still, He is there, 
                                                          right there -- More 
                                                          real than things we 
                                                          can physically see, 
                                                          more real than we can 
                                                          even imagine. 
                                                        The 
                                                          question with eternal 
                                                          ramifications is: Will 
                                                          you allow yourself to 
                                                          be comforted by this? 
                                                        Rejoice 
                                                          in the Lord Always! 
                                                        Dario 
                                                          Ferko 
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