The scripture for today, August 22 (8/22), is Jeremiah 8:22 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible:
“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?”
There is a very beautiful African-American spiritual of unknown origin that many of us have sung. You may be able to hear it sung a cappella here: http://ia601206.us.archive.org/31/items/AcappellaSingingSetD-BethelChurchOfChrist-May042012/BethelSinging201205-04-2012-Setd.mp3 Here are the words to that spiritual:
There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin sick soul.
Some times I feel discouraged,
And think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again.
If you can’t preach like Peter,
If you can’t pray like Paul,
Just tell the love of Jesus,
And say He died for all.
Have a blessed day.