Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Week of August 22, 2010, Psalm 103:1-8

One of the Scriptures for Sunday is from Psalm 103, verses 1 to 8 – a psalm about the promises of God:

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

Dear Lord, we praise You. From our innermost being, Lord, we praise Your holy name. May we never forgot and take for granted what You do for us, the many benefits that You provide. You forgive our sins. You heal our diseases. You redeem our lives, and take us out of the pit of destruction and crown us with love and compassion. You satisfy our desires, Lord, with good things. You renew our youth like a soaring eagle, above the mountaintop, so that we can see things from Your holy perspective, so that we can rest in You, so that we can look to You in all things.

You work righteousness and justice for the oppressed, Lord. Even when we can’t see it at the present time, we know You are working to make things right. Just as You made known Your ways to Moses, and how You worked among the people, You also make Your ways known to each of us, and You work intimately in our lives. For You care for us, Lord, and Your love for us is never-ending.

Lord, You are compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in love. Thanks, Jesus, for Your presence with us, Your peace that You bring to us, Your abounding love to us in all situations of our lives. Amen.

May the Lord bless you as you go on your way. May He go before you to show you the way. May He go behind you to encourage you. May He go beside you to guide and befriend you. May He always be above you to watch over you. And may He be within you to give you peace.

In the name of the Father and of the Son of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

You may leave a message or prayer request by emailing me at: peacewm@tds.net.
May you know God’s love, God’s peace, and God’s presence with you more and more each day.

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