The author of Hebrews reminds his audience at the beginning of chapter 2 to “pay closer attention” to the Word they
have heard preached. The elements of this morning’s service likewise call us to careful attention to the path God has
laid for us. Hear Me, All You People—Psalm 49 urges that we “hear” and “listen” to the promise of salvation from the
Lord, a sentiment which pairs well with the reading from Romans that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing through
the word of Christ.” In the final verse of Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing, we confess that we are “prone to wander”
from the path laid before us, and in Teach Me, O Lord, Your Way Of Truth—Psalm 119 and God Be Merciful To Me—
Psalm 51 we ask the Lord to make us steadfast that we might not depart from the way of truth. The final hymn, If Thou
But Suffer God To Guide Thee, asks that we “keep His ways unswerving” and “hope in Him through all [our] ways.”
If we trust in the promises of His Word, we prove the line in How Can I Keep From Singing? to be true—that even
though filled with darkness and storms, our path becomes smooth and peaceful when we learn to love it.
—Henry C. Haffner
