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GOD guards you from every evil,

he guards your very life.

He guards you when you leave and when you return,

he guards you now, he guards you always.

PSALM 121

But to deviate from the truth for the sake of some prospect of hope of our own can never be wise, however slight that deviation may be.

It is not our judgement of the situation

which can show us what is wise,

but only the truth of the Word of God.

Here alone lies the promise of God’s faithfulness and help.

It will always be true that the wisest course for the disciple is always to abide solely by the Word of God in all simplicity.

DIETRICH BONHOEFFER