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Beloved, Not a Burden
About Benjamin he said: “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12 I don’t want to be a burden, she said. You are not a burden; you are beloved. There is much the Lord bears for His beloved. Instead of a burden, we are His beloved. He has borne our pain and suffering. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted (Isaiah 53:4). He bore our distress. In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them;… Read More