Traveling Home

Psalm 121

¹ I lift up my eyes to the hills—
from where will my help come?
² My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

³ He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
⁴ He who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵ The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
⁶ The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷ The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
⁸ The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.

 

 

Today or tomorrow, many of us will be traveling home.  As a prayer, I give you  Psalm 121 a traditional for travelers. 

 

For fun to fill your trip, I offer you three fun car games.  I wonder what your family plays?

 

Related

One person says a word, like "cat."  The next person says a word they think is related like "fluffy."  Keep going around the car and see where your thoughts take you.

 

I Prefer

The caller asks, "Which would you prefer, crunchy or creamy... rainbows or puddles... fireplaces or firepits... snowcones or icecream... etc.  Its a fun way to learn more about each other and can last as long as your ideas.

 

Snoggleblat

Every person in the car picks a thing they will see frequently, but not too often, on the side of the road.  Like a billboard.  Without telling the rest of the passengers, they assign that thing a silly name and everytime they see it, they say the silly name.  The rest of the passengers must try to guess what their silly word refers to.  Everyone in the car can have a different thing and a silly word at the same time.

 

With you, I pray for your safe journey and for the safety of all those who travel this day. We pray also for those who have no home to travel to, for those who live in cars or tents or shelters. May the Lord watch over our migration, fill our paths with joy, our way with peace, and guard us under a sheltering wing, until we are all home again.  Amen.