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A Single Photograph — A Mother Embracing Her Son on His Birthday A single photograph — a mother embracing her son on his birthday. A simple gesture, yet filled with meaning: longing, fear, and at the same time, the purest pride. Pride in seeing a son leave the comfort of home to obey the voice of God, departing with courage, fully aware of what this obedience would cost — both to him and to those who love him. To Pedro Viana and Matheus Viana , I dedicate this article and this Bible plan — and also to your parents, Fabi and Pastor Wilson , who have learned to live a faith that sends. To access the plan (In Portuguese for now. The plan will be published in English soon.) , click this link: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/64379/ When the Call Is Not Yours — But Your Child’s The Difficult Surrender of Parents of Young Missionaries There comes a moment in the lives of some parents when the heart is deeply tested: the day a son or daughter arrives with shining eyes and says, “God has ...

  “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” This statement does not begin with the absence of needs, but with the presence of Someone. When David declares, “I shall not want,” he is not saying that he would never pass through valleys, pain, or loss. He is affirming something deeper: the Lord would not fail him. Before speaking of provision, David speaks of relationship. I shall not want because He will not fail me. If the Shepherd is present, even in the valley, there is no essential lack. There may be a lack of answers, strength, or understanding, but there will never be the absence of the Shepherd. The security of the psalm is not in what one has, but in Whom one has. Nothing is promised to us apart from Him. In truth, we already know much of the Bible, but we often forget its simplest and deepest truths. Psalm 23 reminds us of this. There is no need to bring a “new truth,” as if the Word were outdated, but rather to allow God to bring renewal to our hearts through His l...