When I turn my head to look behind me I’m calling to “Goodness and Mercy” are you still there? When all seems relatively peaceful I felt assured that they were with me and had my back. Now life is out of whack and the waters are turbulent do I have faith that “Goodness and Mercy” are still riding shotgun? In this Psalm there are no qualifiers to this promise. It says that they will follow “All the days of my life.”
On this 16th day of March 2020 yes I know they are still following me. How do I know this? I know this because “Goodness and Mercy” are two of the many attributes of God. In the rearview mirror of life I’ve seen that “Goodness and Mercy,” were following me even when I could not see them. I’ve seen them in God’s provision after my late husband passed away suddenly.
What most of my friends do not know was that when Winston passed there was no life insurance money. You may be asking why? Well, Winston was in between insurance policies. He had applied for insurance with another company. Imagine my surprise when I called the insurance company and was informed he had dropped his policy. In anticipation of getting the new policy, without my knowledge, he had dropped his other policy. Seven days after his untimely passing I received a phone call from the new agency that Winston’s new policy was ready. Of course this was too late to do anything for me. Was “Goodness and Mercy” still following me? Yes they were still there.
For the first time in my life not knowing why, I had saved a substantial amount of money. I had no idea I would need it for Winston’s funeral and burial. “Goodness and Mercy,” were also present in the fact that we had paid off all of our consume debt. There was one exception. It was a bill we had for helping someone else. I paid that the next month. My personal finances were in good shape.
“Goodness and Mercy” accompanied all through those sad and trying days of intense grief and sorrow. I learned that I was moving through the Valley of Death. I learned I was not to live in that valley but to keep moving. While doing their job ”Goodness and Mercy,” had to come up close sometime and push me through that valley and they did. I have so many other experiences that show me that “ Goodness and Mercy,” never leave in troubling times.
A few weeks after Winston died my car also died. I started taking the bus back and forth to work and renting a car from Enterprise for $9.99 on the weekends. When my late friend Gloria and her husband found out what I was doing they were moved to action. Their son was away at college. His car was sitting in the garage. For the grand sum of one dollar a month, they rented me his car. This was love in action and “Goodness and Mercy“ following me. On this journey I had many times to experience their loving presence. Later that same year I spent eight days in the hospital with a blood clot in my lungs. “Goodness and Mercy” sat by my bedside with me along with numerous friends who visited and cheered me up with their presence, prayers, flowers, books and games for me to play.
As I reflect on my life I can say emphatically, “Yes!” March 15, 2020 as we all face this crisis I can turn and see that my Two Friends are right behind me. “Goodness and Mercy,” are following me because God is with me for the duration of my journey on this earth.
Peace to all
