Psalm 27:10 – “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.”
I’ve always thought Psalm 27:10 was one of the most tender verses in the whole Bible. It’s not just a sad line—it’s full of hope for the ones who feel like they’ve been left behind. David knew what it felt like to be pushed aside, misunderstood, or even forgotten. He wasn’t writing as someone with a perfect home and family. He was writing as someone who knew what it meant to be hurt by people who should’ve loved him.
That phrase—“When my father and my mother forsake me”—is about the deepest kind of hurt. It’s the hurt that comes from the people who are supposed to stick by you no matter what. Some kids and even adults live in that hurt every single day. I see it with my own eyes every week.
That’s why this verse means so much to me. Because it doesn’t stop with the pain. It finishes with the promise: “then the LORD will take me up.”
The words “take me up” in the Bible aren’t just about picking someone up off the ground. It means to gather in, to adopt, to take someone into your care. Back in Bible times, when a child was orphaned or left behind, someone would step in and “take them up.” They wouldn’t just give them a bed—they’d make them part of the family.
That’s what God does. He steps in when everyone else walks out.
And that’s exactly what the bus ministry does too.
We’re not just giving people a ride to church. We’re gathering them in. Some of them don’t have a mom or dad at home. Some have parents who are there, but not really present. Some of them have never been hugged, never been prayed with, never been told that God loves them. And here comes this bright-white bus with people smiling and singing and saying, “Hey, we came just for you.”
We’re not just picking them up. We’re taking them in.
That’s what David felt in this verse. It wasn’t just that God was near—it’s that God made him part of something. Loved. Chosen. Wanted. That’s the feeling every child should have when they walk into our church. That’s what the Lord does for us, and that’s what we try to do for others.
So next time you see that verse, don’t just see it as something for the brokenhearted. See it as a reminder of what you get to do. You get to be part of what God is doing when He takes people in.
