{"id":25352,"date":"2020-06-28T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T14:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25352"},"modified":"2020-06-28T10:02:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T14:02:28","slug":"sunday-blessing-the-lord-bless-you-keep-you-he-is-the-waymaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25352","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Blessing &#8211; The Lord Bless You &#038; Keep You &#8211; He Is the Waymaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Blog-Blessings-Hospice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25357\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Blog-Blessings-Hospice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1046\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Blog-Blessings-Hospice.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Blog-Blessings-Hospice-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Blog-Blessings-Hospice-768x750.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Blog-Blessings-Hospice-1024x1001.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1046px) 100vw, 1046px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NKJV-3848\" class=\"text Num-6-24\">\u201cThe <span class=\"small-caps divine-name\">Lord<\/span> bless you and keep you;<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NKJV-3849\" class=\"text Num-6-25\">The <span class=\"small-caps divine-name\">Lord<\/span> make His face shine upon you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Num-6-25\">And be gracious to you;<\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"en-NKJV-3850\" class=\"text Num-6-26\">The <span class=\"small-caps divine-name\">Lord<\/span> lift up His countenance upon you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"text Num-6-26\">And give you peace.\u201d\u00a0 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers+6%3A24-26&amp;version=NKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Numbers 6:24-26<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This wall art (in English and Arabic) hangs beside the door we use most often, receiving and sending out friends and neighbors. It reminds us of the goodness and faithfulness of God and how He means for us to also be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theologyofwork.org\/old-testament\/numbers-and-work\/aarons-blessing-for-the-people-numbers-62227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His blessing<\/a> on others.<\/p>\n<p>In this season of listening and learning from God and many voices crying out over our nation in its time of crisis, I got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4kAq-QTXdGY&amp;feature=em-lbcastemail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a notification<\/a> which moved me to post this. It was a Jesus March in the Bronx, New York. It was an event organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/atwellministries.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At the Well Ministries<\/a>, founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianheadlines.com\/contributors\/michael-foust\/2-pro-life-activists-arrested-for-standing-in-front-of-planned-parenthood.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bevelyn Beatty and Edmee Chavannes<\/a>. As we listen and learn, we are not going to agree on all points. It matters that we hear the heart.<\/p>\n<p>These two women are Christ followers. They are publicly and sacrificially pro-life. They are all about saving the lives of black babies and loving on the women (and men) who find themselves in the rock-and-hard-place of seeking abortion.<\/p>\n<p>This is not what today&#8217;s march was about. Today they marched for the police in the Bronx. They marched to raise the name of Jesus over their city and over those in law enforcement there and all around our country.<\/p>\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4kAq-QTXdGY&amp;feature=em-lbcastemail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minutes 25:35 &#8211; 35:25<\/a> for their prayer for the Bronx police and others&#8230;and their praise of a way-making God. [At the very end of that segment you will see Bevelyn and Edmee &#8211; beautiful sisters.]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4kAq-QTXdGY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to sing in prayer and praise, below is a lyrics video of these two beautiful songs &#8211; The Blessing and Way Maker:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Blessing &amp; Way Maker | Eastside Worship | Live From Anaheim, CA\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V2JFQBz_kVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Lord bless\u2005you<br \/>\nAnd keep you<br \/>\nMake His face shine upon you<br \/>\nAnd be gracious to you<br \/>\nThe Lord turn His<br \/>\nFace toward you<br \/>\nAnd give you peace<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<\/p>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nThe Lord bless you<br \/>\nAnd keep you<br \/>\nMake His face shine upon you<br \/>\nAnd be gracious to you<br \/>\nThe Lord turn His<br \/>\nFace toward you<br \/>\nAnd give you peace<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 1]<\/p>\n<p>May His favor be upon you<br \/>\nAnd a thousand generations<br \/>\nAnd your family and your children<br \/>\nAnd their children, and their children<\/p>\n<p>May His favor be upon you<br \/>\nAnd a thousand generations<br \/>\nAnd your family and your children<br \/>\nAnd their children, and their children<\/p>\n<p>May His favor be upon you<br \/>\nAnd a thousand generations<br \/>\nAnd your family and your children<br \/>\nAnd their children, and their children<\/p>\n<div class=\"dfp_unit dfp_unit--in_read u-xx_large_top_margin\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-desktop_song_inread2-desktop_song_inread2-1593349079221\" class=\"dfp_unit-ad_container\" data-google-query-id=\"COuB8-3HpOoCFU00DAod0FUF1w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/342026871\/desktop_song_inread2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Bridge 2]<br \/>\n<a class=\"referent referent--yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Elevation-worship-the-blessing-lyrics#note-19297160\" data-id=\"19297160\">May His presence go before you<br \/>\nAnd behind you, and beside you<br \/>\nAll around you, and within you<br \/>\nHe is with you, He is with you<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 3]<br \/>\n<a class=\"referent referent--yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Elevation-worship-the-blessing-lyrics#note-19297193\" data-id=\"19297193\">In the morning, in the evening<br \/>\nIn your coming, and your going<\/a><br \/>\nIn your weeping, and rejoicing<br \/>\n<a class=\"referent referent--yellow\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Elevation-worship-the-blessing-lyrics#note-19297211\" data-id=\"19297211\">He is for you, He is for you<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 1]<br \/>\nMay His favor be upon you<br \/>\nAnd a thousand generations<br \/>\nAnd your family and your children<br \/>\nAnd their children, and their children<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 2]<br \/>\nMay His presence go before you<br \/>\nAnd behind you, and beside you<br \/>\nAll around you, and within you<br \/>\nHe is with you, He is with you<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 3]<br \/>\nIn the morning, in the evening<br \/>\nIn your coming, and your going<br \/>\nIn your weeping, and rejoicing<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<br \/>\nHe is for you, He is for you<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<br \/>\nAmen, amen, amen<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge 1]<br \/>\n<strong>May His favor be upon you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And a thousand generations<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And your family and your children<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And their children, and their children<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Bridge 2]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>May His presence go before you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And behind you, and beside you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>All around you, and within you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He is with you, He is with you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Bridge 3]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In the morning, in the evening<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In your coming, and your going<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In your weeping, and rejoicing<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He is for you, He is for you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Refrain]<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He is for you, He is for you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He is for you, He is for you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He is for you, He is for you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He is for you, He is for you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whatever our politics, whatever our opinions&#8230;they don&#8217;t matter today. What matters is that we reflect the glory of God in our lives &#8211; to extravagantly love those who are hurting all around us. In particular, right now, our black neighbors and our law enforcement officers. May we see God work to bring healing. His purposes are not thwarted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.\u201d\u00a0 &#8211; Numbers 6:24-26 This wall art (in English and Arabic) hangs beside the door we use most often, receiving and sending out friends &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25352\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sunday Blessing &#8211; The Lord Bless You &#038; Keep You &#8211; He Is the Waymaker<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3396,3346,926,690,2126,1705,1618,794,3976,3208,2556,1267,18,1732,2611,1348,432,870,433,3751,761,32,946],"tags":[8338,8340,8342,1219,1835,8339,5568,2118,2272,8295,1924,8337,3834,8341],"class_list":["post-25352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-america","category-anger","category-attending-or-focus","category-babies-children","category-community","category-conversations","category-courage","category-faithfulness","category-fear","category-finishing-strong","category-grief-and-loss","category-healing","category-jesus","category-leadership","category-love-your-neighbor","category-marginalized-people","category-music","category-neighbors","category-pray","category-purpose","category-redeeming-restoring","category-walk-with-god","category-worship","tag-bevelyn-beatty","tag-black-lives","tag-edmee-chavannes","tag-healing","tag-jesus","tag-jesus-march","tag-law-enforcement","tag-love-your-neighbor","tag-neighbors","tag-police","tag-politics","tag-priestly-blessing","tag-pro-life","tag-sunday-blessing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-6AU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25352"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25360,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25352\/revisions\/25360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}