Day 216

Scripture: Ps 16, 17, 22; Jeremiah 38:14-28; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 11:1-6


Scripture standout: Ps 16: "⁸ I keep my eyes always on the LORD. 

   With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

 ⁹ Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
   my body also will rest secure,
¹⁰ because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
   nor will you let your faithful^[b] one see decay.
¹¹ You make known to me the path of life;
   you will fill me with joy in your presence,
   with eternal pleasures at your right hand."

His Deed/The Day: I am not good at giving strangers compliments. It feels weird sometimes, as much as I know how meaningful they can be. Today, I was interviewing a teacher for my TU project. She was really funny and outgoing, but she was not excited about the fact that I had to take her picture. I wouldn't have been either — she'd just finished a sweaty game of duck duck goose, had no makeup on and was definitely in Friday 3 p.m. mode. Not the best time for this plain-ish, larger-framed gal with the hearty laugh. But I took one anyway. And when that girl smiled, wowweeee! She looked so pretty and had the bluest eyes I'd ever seen on a person! And I told her so. It didn't feel weird at all.