'Sheer Desperation'

Published: Aug. 20, 2021, 7:38 p.m.

b"Christians in Afghanistan fear complete annihilation at the hands of the Taliban. Some are fleeing into the mountains, even with winter just months away. Others are destroying anything that could identify them as a follower of Christ. But as senior international correspondent George Thomas points out, it's not only Christians who live in fear; the Taliban's charm campaign falling flat on a country that's lived through their rule before. Thomas is on today's CBN News Daily Rundown.\\xa0
Psalm 121
A song of ascents.
1\\xa0I lift up my eyes to the mountains\\u2014
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0where does my help come from?
2\\xa0My help comes from the\\xa0Lord,
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the Maker of heaven\\xa0and earth.
3\\xa0He will not let your foot slip\\u2014
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0he who watches over you will not slumber;
4\\xa0indeed, he who watches\\xa0over Israel
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0will neither slumber nor sleep.
5\\xa0The\\xa0Lord\\xa0watches over\\xa0you\\u2014
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the\\xa0Lord\\xa0is your shade at your right hand;
6\\xa0the sun\\xa0will not harm you by day,
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0nor the moon by night.
7\\xa0The\\xa0Lord\\xa0will keep you from all harm\\u2014
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0he will watch over your life;
8\\xa0the\\xa0Lord\\xa0will watch over your coming and going
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0both now and forevermore."