…commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine.
…
Teach them to your children.
Talk about them when you are at home
and when you are on the road,
when you are going to bed
and when you are getting up.
…be careful.
Don’t let your heart be deceived
so that you turn away from the LORD
and serve and worship other gods.
…fear the LORD your God
and worship him and cling to him….
He alone is your God,
the only one who is worthy of your praise…
…what does the LORD your God require of you?
He requires only that you fear the LORD your God,
and live in a way that pleases him,
and love him and serve him
with all your heart and soul.
(Olive Columns at Ramat Rachel – Jerusalem. On a hill overlooking Jerusalem & Bethlehem, the Dead Sea and the Judean desert)
Your unfailing love, O LORD,
is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond
the clouds.
Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds his people,
both now and forever.
