underneath are the everasting arms

There is no one like the God of Jeshurun

Who rides on the heavens to help you

and on the clouds in His majesty.

The eternal God is your refuge

And underneath are the everlasting arms...

Deuteronomy 33:26-7

I found this verse when I was making the transition between Tennessee to our second move to Monterey. I had been given a spiral bound index pad where I began jotting down verses that seemed to speak into the uncertainties and stress of leaving one place to embrace another. In a sense, we are all moving in transition, whether it is from job to job, from one living situation to another, adding a member to the family or saying goodbye to a loved one. I found this verse to be very comforting to me because it reveals God as a Father whose love prompts a quick response, even when we can't this with our physical eyes. It also reveals His heart of tender and fierce compassion. I am encouraged to think about His arms cradling me and my family underneath, beside, all around. He is likewise cradled our little one in my womb and HE is her true refuge.