Jesus Is Helping Me

One of my favorite people was Richard Dortch. I first met him while he was the District Superintendent of the Illinois District. Later, he became the vice president of the PTL Television Network. He was responsible for inviting Kathy's family, ourselves included, to join the PTL staff. I worked with Pastor Dortch at the PTL church, Heritage Village Church. He asked me to recruit and develop a choir for the church services. We eventually had a 100+ voice choir that sang for the church services, television broadcasts of the services and seasonal productions. Pastor Dortch had a high stress job as the VP, however, he always was upbeat and had time for everyone that needed to see him. When you asked him how he was doing, he would always say, "Jesus is helping me." I love that phrase and have used it many times.

One of my favorite Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir songs is My Help (Cometh From the Lord).
I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help,
my help cometh from the Lord, the Lord which made Heaven and Earth.

He said He would not suffer thy foot, thy foot to be moved;
the Lord which keepeth thee, He will not slumber nor sleep.

Oh the Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy shade
upon thy right hand, upon thy right hand.

No, the sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night,
He shall preserve thy soul even forever more.

My help, my help, my help, all of my help cometh from the Lord.


These words are straight from Psalm 121. Here are the last two verses:

7 The Lord will keep you from all harm — he will watch over your life; 8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Regardless of what comes, regardless of what you are facing, the modern day synopsis of Psalm 121 is Jesus Is Helping Me. The next time someone asks you how you are doing, tell them... Jesus is helping me.