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April 14
Sunday


WELL DONE,
DAVID SCHUMM

READ:
Isaiah 35:3-10
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Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will
come. __Isaiah 335:4
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At DAvid Schumm's memorial service, we celebrated the optimism, perseverance, and faith of a man with severe cerebral palsy. For all of David's 74 years, the simple tasks of daily life required great effort. Through it all, he kept smiling and helping others by giving more than 23,000 hours as a hospital volunteer, along with encouraging at-risk teens.

David selected Isaiah 35:3-10 to be read at his service: "Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, 'Be strong, do not fear! behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; he will come and save you... Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert" (vv.3-4). This promise, given to the people of Israel while in captivity, reminds us of our hope for the time when Christ will return for those who trust and follow Him.

During David's last weeks, he often pointed visitors to a large picture of Jesus near his bed, saying, "He's coming to get me soon. This is the hope Jesus Christ gives to all His children, which calls forth our thanks and praise to Him!

_David McCasland

``````````````````Marvelous message we bring,`````````````````
````````````````````Glorious carol we sing,````````````````````
`````````````````Wonderful word of the King!``````````````````
`````````````Jesus is coming again! __Peterson`````````````````
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Live as if Christ died yesterday
and is coming back today.

****************Today's Bible Reading __ Isaiah 35:3-10********************

3 Strengthen the weak
hands, and make firm the
feeble knees. 4 Say to those
who are fearful-hearted,
"Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will
come with vengeance, with
the recompense of God; He
will come and save you."

5 Then the eyes of the
blind shall be opened, and
the ears of the deaf shall be
unstopped. 6 Then the lame
shall leap like a deer, and
the tongue of the dumb
sing. For waters shall burst
forth in the wilderness, and
streams in the desert. 7 The
parched ground shall
become a pool, and the
thirsty land springs of
water; in the habitation of
jackals, where each lay,
there shall be grass with
reeds and rushes.

8 A highway shall be there,
and a road, and it shall be
called the Highway of
Holiness. The unclean shall
not pass over it, but it shall
be for others. Whoever
walks the road, although a
fool, shall not go astray.

9 No lion shall be there, nor
shall any ravenous beast go
up on it; it shall not be
found there. But the
redeemed shall walk there,

10 and the ransomed of the
LORD shall return, and
come to Zion with singing,
with everlasting joy on their
heads. They shall obtain joy
and gladness, and sorrow
and sighing shall flee away.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In the midst of painful suffering, it is easy to become preoccupied
with negative circumstances. One remedy is to look forward to the
glory that will be revealed in the new heaven and new earth. Today's
reading predicts the faithful singing with everlasting joy in a place
where sorrow has already passed away (v.10).