Thus says the LORD:            Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings,                        who seeks his strength in flesh,                        whose heart turns away from the LORD.            He is like a barren bush in the desert                        that enjoys no change of season,            but stands in a lava waste,                        a salt and empty earth.            Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,                        whose hope is the LORD.            He is like a tree planted beside the waters                        that stretches out its roots to the stream:            it fears not the heat when it comes;                        its leaves stay green;            in the year of drought it shows no distress,                        but still bears fruit. – Jeremiah 17:5-8 Continue reading #SV – Hope Beyond