From the Psalm for this past Sunday - St. Michael's and All Angels
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless the Lord's holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all the Lord's benefits.
The Lord forgives all your sins and heals all your infirmities;
The Lord redeems your life from the grave and crowns you with mercy and loving kindness;
The Lord satisfies you with good things, and your youth is renewed like an eagle's. (Ps.103:1-5)
This is a Lord who does not forget you. We don't know who did the writing or what the conditions of life may have been for the writer...but we know the writer will make sure that the Lord God is placed in the position of being the life-giver and hope-maker. The first thing people of faith do is bless the Lord...give thanks...acknowledge that our God will be with us and will be the source of our begin-again lives. We all face those days and moments within the day when we need to gumption to simply begin-again. To praise our God - as the first thing - sets the framework for the building of the holiness of this day. From that point on, the meeting we are entering, the trip we are about to take, the situation we have trying to avoid...is set upon the creative and redeeming power of the one we say makes all things new. Remember, making all things new does not mean fixing things so that we can go back to what was. Making all thing new...resurrection...starts up without the conditions or biases of what was. The Lord God promises to set us into new life...life that is indeed full of opportunities to be renewed...and fly!
Connection: Sometimes a Monday can be a tough time. It can be difficult to push out into a day that will demand much from us on many fronts. I am always amazed to see people who look at what is ahead and as they move into the day, they are not shy about giving thanks to God for the very breath they take. It is as though they are becoming ready to look at everything in a whole new light. Breathe. Bless the Lord.
Maker of All Things, you awaken us with the wind of your Holy Spirit touching our lives and reminding us of your great kindness and steadfast love. Life up our hearts that we may see you hand touching us throughout this day and bringing us to new life among others. Amen.
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