Psalms 84: (1-12)

[Helena Ahola]

"How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee." PSALMS 84: (1-12)

[Helena Ahola]

...."Täällä Pohjan tähden alla".... Täällä, Pohjantähden alla, on nyt kotomaamme, mutta tähtein tuolla puolen toisen kodon saamme.
Täällä on kuin kukkasella aika lyhyt meillä, siellä ilo loppumaton niinkuin enkeleillä. Täällä sydän huokailee ja itku silmän täyttää;
siellä sydän iloitsee ja silmä riemun näyttää. Sinne toivon siivillä jo sydän pieni lennä! Siellä kun on kotomaani, sinne tahdon mennä
(Johan Fredrik Granlund)..... Regards, Helen....

[Helena Ahola]