2. O Good Shepherd, seek me out, and bring me home to your fold again. Deal favorably with me according to Your good pleasure, till I may dwell in Your house all the days of my life, and praise You forever and ever with those who are there. - a prayer of Jerome, 342-420

4. “The Gracious Hand of God” Ezra/Nehemiah Feb 9, 2014 Pastor Mark

5. Hebrews 11:6 “and without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”

6. James 1:3 “because we know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.”

7. The comfortable road is crowded and rarely gets you where you really should be.

11. “Father works things out for us even when we don’t know it.”

12. “Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put it into the King’s heart to bring honor to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this way and who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his adversaries and all the kings powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.” (7:27-28)

13. “Father works things out for us even when we don’t know it.” He Gave Us Jesus!