Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.

Psalm 138, verse 6.

Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread.

Lowly but loved by God was written in red by Sochil Dixon. Psalm 138 reads,

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart. Before the gods, I will sing your praise. I will bow down

toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness.

For you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.

When I called, you answered me. You greatly emboldened me.

May all the kings of the earth praise you, Lord, when they hear what you have decreed.

May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great.

Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly, though lofty, he sees them from afar.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger

of my foes. With your right hand, you save me. The Lord will vindicate me. Your love, Lord,

endures forever. Do not abandon the works of your hands.

Lowly but loved by God.

One day at church, I greeted a visiting family.

I knelt next to their little girl's wheelchair, introduced her to my service dog, Callie,

and complimented her pretty pink glasses and boots.

Though she was nonverbal, her smile told me she enjoyed our conversation.

Another little girl approached, avoiding eye contact with my new friend.

She whispered, tell her I like her dress.

I said, you tell her. She's kind just like you. I explained how easy it was to speak with our new friend, even though she communicated differently and how

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