Though a thousand fall at your side ...

Yesterday's headline...

JPMorgan to cut up to 12,000 jobs

Layoffs are part of the cost of absorbing Washington Mutual

NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Thursday it expects to realize about $2 billion in savings related to its acquisition of Washington Mutual Inc., the failed Seattle thrift the bank acquired at the end of September. The majority of the savings will be realized by the end of this year, according to slides on the company’s Web site from an investor day presentation. ...

My sweet friends ... I would so much appreciate your prayers for my husband. Tim has been working at JPM Chase since August of last year - and in the division the article described as one of the targets of the layoffs. He very much likes working for the company and can envision himself there for some time. We see the Lord's hand guiding us and protecting him throughout this season - it truly has been Psalm 91 for him - amazing, really. We have seen the faithfulness of God and are doing our best to place our trust the Lords plan and provision for the future.

I would be grateful for your agreeing with me in prayer for favor for my husband and that a position for him would be preserved at Chase ... and for his peace.

Psalm 91

1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 This I declare about the LORD:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
he is my God, and I trust him.
3 For he will rescue you from every trap
and protect you from deadly disease.
4 He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day.
6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
7 Though a thousand fall at your side,
though ten thousand are dying around you,
these evils will not touch you.
8 Just open your eyes,
and see how the wicked are punished.

9 If you make the LORD your refuge,
if you make the Most High your shelter,
10 no evil will conquer you;
no plague will come near your home.
11 For he will order his angels
to protect you wherever you go.
12 They will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.
13 You will trample upon lions and cobras;
you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!

14 The LORD says, "I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
15 When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
16 I will reward them with a long life
and give them my salvation."