I don't know what it is about this phrase -- you are my portion. You have assigned me my portion. There is something that grips me there, the sense that I have something. I've been giving something. And it's an appropriate amount. It is part of something, a piece of something greater. I love being part of a bigger story.
And then to read the archaic understanding of the word -- that it pertains to my future and my fate. What will my portion be? My portion of what -- of destiny?
Anyway, it's a lovely thought to me. One that gives me strength and vision. Surely, I have a a delightful inheritance because my portion has been assigned to me by my God.
Yes, that is lovely.
Psalm 16:5 - 6
LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup;
you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance.
Psalm 73:25 - 26
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
portion |ˈpôr sh ən|
noun
a part of a whole; an amount, section, or piece of something
• a part of something divided between two or more people; a share :
• an amount of food suitable for or served to one person :
• Law the part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir.
• archaic
a person's future as allotted by fate; one's destiny or lot : what will be my portion?
• (also marriage portion) archaic a dowry given to a bride at her marriage.
2 comments:
Beautiful, Alice, and interesting because this passage has come my way often lately, washing me and filling up what was empty.
Thank you,
Elaine
I can't even imagine how I would feel without my portion. Quite empty.
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