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LentTransport Infrastructure and Public SafetyWeek 17 · Day 1

Scripture References

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Old Testament

Psalm 121:1-8

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

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4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is your keeper. The LORD is your shade on your right hand.

6 The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.

8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.

New Testament

John 14:1-7

1 “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.

2 In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.

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4 You know where I go, and you know the way.”

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you know him and have seen him.”

Thought for the Day

Psalm 121 is a traveller's psalm. The hills are real enough, but the psalmist does not trust the landscape. He looks past it. Help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth, who does not slumber, and who keeps the feet of his people from slipping beyond his sight. The road may still be tiring, dark, or uncertain. But it is not unguarded.

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In John 14, Jesus speaks to troubled hearts with the tenderness of one who knows fear is not dismissed by argument. He gives no fantasy of easy passage. He gives himself: 'I am the way.' The Christian does not travel only toward safety, but with a faithful Keeper and a faithful Guide.

So we pray for those on roads and rail, in stations, bus shelters, taxis, crossings, and late-night pavements. For the tired driver. The anxious passenger. The worker keeping watch while others sleep. The child, the older traveller, the person who feels exposed. Lord, keep our going out and our coming in. Steady fearful hearts. And make your Church gentle and alert in public places, ready to notice, ready to help, ready to pray.

Prayer Points

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  • Lord, keep travellers safe; protect those who feel exposed, anxious, or alone
  • Give wisdom to planners, engineers, drivers, and safety staff; let vigilance be patient and humane
  • Protect children, older people, and those with disabilities; make public spaces safer and more accessible
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  • Calm fear without denying risk; give steadiness and good judgement to communities
  • Make the Church attentive in public life; ready to notice, to help, and to pray
  • Keep troubled hearts in your peace, Lord Jesus; and guide us in the way of love
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