United Bn2A

An old Native American story tells of a young boy who was sent into the woods alone on an Autumn night to prove his courage. Soon the sky darkened and the sounds of night filled the air. Trees creaked and groaned, an Owl screeched, and a Coyote howled. Even though he was frightened, the boy remained in the woods all night, as the test of courage required. Finally morning came, and he saw a solitary figure nearby. It was his grandfather, who had been watching over him all night long.        When Moses went deep into the desert, he saw a burning bush that didn't burn up. Then God began talking to him from the bush, commissioning him to go back to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of cruel slavery to freedom. A reluctant Moses began to ask questions: "who am I that I should go?"        God simply answered, "I will be with you."        "Suppose I... say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?

My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me.    But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, His mercies never come to an end;    they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, 'says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in Him.' The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks     Him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Let him sit alone in silence when he has laid it on Him;    let him put his mouth in the dust-  there may yet be hope; let him give his cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults. For the Lord will not cast off for ever,    but, though He cause grief, He will have compassion according to the      abundance of His steadfast love; for He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. To crush under foot all the prisoners of the e