Deuteronomy 33:27a - You can't fall further than His arms

I was in church a few weeks ago and one lady in the congregation was praying during the service. During the prayer she threw in the comment "help us to remember we can't drop further than Your arms". This comment really stuck with me and I was inspired to journal something about it to help me remember her prayer.

While the quote isn't scriptural as far as I'm aware there are several references to God's arms or hands, particularly in the Psalms. I chose this passage from Deuteronomy though.

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

 - Deuteronomy 33:27a

I liked the idea that we can use God as a refuge, and even if we feel that that's not enough, or we don't feel comforted or safe, we can be reassured that His arms are underneath ready to catch us. I was quite pleased to find when I looked up the passage in my Bible that the verse was next to an almost empty page, so I had plenty of space for the image I wanted to create.

As soon as I heard the prayer I had an image in my head of someone falling and God's arms there waiting to catch them. I did a search for pictures of men's arms and falling and combined the two pictures to create this. I used watercolour pencils to colour the image, then wrote the comment I wanted to remember at the bottom.

I feel as if the verse is going to be important to me for a long time and something to remember if I'm feeling low or down. I suffer with depression, so low periods do come along, and it's wonderful to know that someone is there to catch me even when I don't feel like talking to people.