Save Me - Mary Letter Day 20

Save me, O God,

 by your name,

   and vindicate

 me by your might.

Hear my prayer, O God; give ear

to the words of 

my mouth.

For the insolent

 have risen against me,

   the ruthless 

seek my life; they do not set God before them.

    

But surely, God is my helper;
   the Lord is the upholder of my life.
He will repay my enemies for their evil.
   In your faithfulness, put an end to them.

With a freewill-offering I will sacrifice to you;
   I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
For he has delivered me from every trouble,
   and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. Psalm 54

Dear Momma and Poppa,

just wanted to send a note to let you know we are well on our 

way and safe so far. We should be seeing the outskirts of 

Bethlehem by tomorrow! Joseph and I have been traveling at

 night, as you suggested and we are keeping off the main roads,

 which are too crowded and dusty anyway. We have not stayed

 with relatives the last few nights, as you had planned, since

 those who were following us seemed to know our relatives

 and where to find us. Don't be mad that we didn't follow the

 instructions, please. We are doing our best and having to make

 it up each day as we go.

I am eating well, but can only take small meals at a time. The

 baby is not leaving me much room for food, or breathing for that

 matter. He seems to be still active and likes when I ride on the 

donkey. I can only ride for short periods of time since I get very 

sore, very quickly. Joseph is so patient with me and doesn't seem

 to mind the slow pace of things. He is a wonderful husband, and 

we have learned, on this trip, to trust each other and be honest 

with everything. The people we meet on the way have been very

 kind as well. It is as if God puts loving strangers in our midst 

who know just what we need. We even stayed in a sheep camp

 and the women there took great care of me!

I miss you so much and can't wait to be home with you so 

very soon!

Much love,

Mary