Psalm
59:9
Because
of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defense.
The
young man sat quietly in the courtroom. He trembled as he waited for the
hearing to begin. He had never been to court before. His parents had rarely
even taken him into town. The Amish kept pretty much to themselves. He was
being asked to fight in an army that he did not believe in, and that was
something he could not do. They would ask him all kinds of hard questions, but
all he knew was that war and killing were wrong, and he would have no part of
it, even if it meant sitting in a jail for the rest of his life.
They would
want excuses, but all he could say was no. God was his only defense. Nothing
more was needed.
Prayer:
People do not always understand why I feel the way I do or believe the things I
do. Help me to accept that, Father. Help me to be secure in my faith. Let me be
an example of faith in a world full of doubt. Amen.
