Article July 11, 1994 Issue

Love in the neighborhood

Jan Kassahn Keeler

We were trying to decide which house to buy. One had all we needed and even included and a corner office with a separate entrance. It was perfect in all ways with one exception. The owner told us that she enjoyed the house but then she confided, "To be quite frank with you, the neighbors are not too friendly." This saddened me, since I was going to be working at home and had hoped for a warm, folksy neighborhood.

My husband and I had learned to turn to God for comfort and for guidance when we faced this kind of decision. From past experiences, we had learned that prayer would bring us fresh wisdom and judgment where human reasoning fell short.

We reached out to God, who is Love. These reassuring verses from Psalm 139 comforted us: "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me" (verses 7–10).

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