To Meet New Friends

TO MEET NEW FRIENDS

by HELEN STEINER RICE



SOMEHOW, MEETING OLD FRIENDS
AND EMBRACING THEM WITH YOUR HEART
IS LIKE THE "WARMTH OF A HOME FIRESIDE"
AND THE "LOVLINESS OF A ROSE GARDEN."
ALL THE VEXATIONS AND IRRITATIONS OF A BUSY DAY
WERE SOFTENED BY THE REMEMBRANCE
OF THAT "SHINING HOUR"
WE SPENT TOGETHER THIS MORNING.







KEEP ME AS THE APPLE OF THE EYE,
HIDE ME UNDER THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS,
FROM THE WICKED THAT OPPRESS ME,
FROM MY DEADLY ENEMIES, WHO COMPASS ME ABOUT.



PSALM 17:8-9
KJV



ASSIGN ME GODLINESS AND INTEGRITY AS MY
BODYGUARDS, FOR I EXPECT YOU TO PROTECT ME.



PSALM 25:21
TLB



BUT LET ALL WHO TAKE REFUGE IN YOU BE GLAD;
LET THEM EVER SIGN FOR JOY.
SPREAD YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM,
THAT THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR NAME MAY REJOICE IN YOU.



PSALM 5:11
NIV



RESCUE ME FROM MY ENEMIES, O LORD.
I COME TO YOU FOR PROTECTION.
TEACH ME TO DO YOUR WILL, BECAUSE YOU ARE MY GOD.
MAY YOUR GOOD SPIRIT LEAD ME ON LEVEL GROUND.



PSALM 143:9-10
GOD'S WORD



GOD STANDS BESIDE YOU TO PROTECT YOU.
HE WILL STRIKE DOWN MANY KINGS IN THE
DAY OF HIS ANGER.



PSALM 110:5
TLB