Familiar scripture is like a familiar friend. It is precious and comforting because of the history shared. Sometimes it can be taken for granted. Sweet moments are created when the time is taken to ask new questions and pursue it as though it were new. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord." Jeremiah 17:7 Amidst warning of impending consequences for Judah's sins, God gives instruction and hope. Being disciplined does not mean that God has turned His back. In and through the distress, the Father longs for His children to trust in Him, to cling to Him. Trusting in anything but God will only bring greater anguish. LESSONS Such a lesson is this for parenthood. To remember, when disciplining children and feeling exasperation, that the desire of God is for that child to be turned to Him in and through the discipline. How hard this is. And for Christian growth. To remember, when experiencing discipline, that those "who live by