The Golden Key

THE GOLDEN KEY

by HELEN STEINER RICE



TO BE IN GOD'S KEEPING
IS SURELY A BLESSING,
FOR THOUGH LIFE IS SOMETIMES
DARK AND DISTRESSING,
NO DAY IS TOO DARK
AND NO BURDEN TOO GREAT
THAT GOD IN HIS LOVE
CANNOT PENETRATE.
AND TO KNOW AND BELIEVE
WITHOUT QUESTION OR DOUBT
THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS
GOD IS THERE TO HELP OUT,
IS TO HOLD IN YOUR HAND
THE GOLDEN KEY
TO PEACE AND TO JOY
AND SERENITY!




NEVER GIVE UP AND NEVER STOP,
CONTINUE ON TO THE MOUNTAINTOP.
H.S.R.





DEPEND ON THE LORD;
TRUST HIM, AND HE WILL
TAKE CARE OF YOU.
WAIT AND TRUST THE LORD.
DON'T BE UPSET WHEN OTHERS GET RICH
OR WHEN SOMEONE ELSE'S PLAN SUCCEED.
DON'T GET ANGRY.
DON'T BE UPSET; IT ONLY LEADS TO TROUBLE.



PSALM 37;5,7-8
NCV



I WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD;
AND HE INCLINED UNTO ME, AND HEARD MY CRY.



PSALM 40:1
KJV



OUR LORD, WE BELONG TO YOU.
WE TELL YOU WHAT WORRIES US,
AND YOU WON'T LET US FALL.



PSALM 55:22
CEV



BUT AS FOR ME, MY PRAYER IS TO YOU, O LORD.
AT AN ACCEPTABLE TIME, O GOD,
IN THE ABUNDANCE OF YOUR
STEADFAST LOVE, ANSWER ME.



PSALM 69:13
NRSV



I LAY DOWN AND SLEPT;
I AWOKE, FOR THE LORD SUSTAINS ME.



PSALM 3:5
NAS



BUT I CALL TO GOD, AND THE LORD SAVES ME.
EVENING, MORNING AND NOON I CRY OUT IN DISTRESS,
AND HE HEARS MY VOICE.



PSALM 55:16-17
NIV



AND WHEN I WAS BURDENED WITH WORRIES,
YOU COMFORTED ME AND MADE ME FEEL SECURE.



PSALM 94:19
CEV



GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH,
A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.



PSALM 46:1
NRSV



THE LORD IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE;
THE LORD'S THRONE IS IN HEAVEN.
HIS EYES BEHOLD, HIS EYES TEST THE SONS OF MEN.



PSALM 11:4
NAS



I WILL BOTH LIE DOWN IN PEACE, AND SLEEP;
FOR YOU ALONE, O LORD, MAKE ME DWELL IN SAFETY.



PSALM 4:8
NKJV