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SCRIPTURE
Psalm 95:1-3, 6-7
Come, let us sing to our God; let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before God's presence with thanksgiving, raising a loud shout with song. For the Most High is our God, the great sovereign over all else. Come, let us bow down and bend our knee and kneel before our God. For God is our Maker, in whose presence we live, and in whose hand we are held. Oh, that today I will listen to God's voice.
WORDS OF HOPE
The Psalms of Eastertide celebrate the victory of Jesus and the practical applications of being thankful to God. The central subject of today’s Psalm is about the surrender of our life and desires in order that God's perfect will may be lived through us. That sounds like a tall order, but we might say today it’s about dedicating our lives to God’s desires for us. But, do we know what that may mean? What we may have to do; what pattern of life activity will we express; what must we change or give up if we are to live according to God's will for us?
That's a lot of unknown and big questions. We might say: "I'm kind of comfortable living the way that I am today". What if I don't want to make the changes that God asks me to make? Do I have confidence that God's will is better for my life? That last question is the real key which allows a person to dedicate their life to God.
Can we place our confidence in God and in God's perfect goodness? For "God is our Maker" is a strong statement which acknowledges, that even in the midst of these questions, we can put our confidence in God's good desire for our life. Even though our parents were technically our makers, the very "stuff" (atoms) of which we are made and the purpose for our being are the products of the Holy One's creation.
At our best and truest self, we are the precious product of God's good creativity. And as God follows the development of our life, God does not want the "shine of divine goodness" to be rubbed off our life and its potential action. We can dedicate our life to God with full assurance that divine goodness will make us into the remarkable creation of an always good God.
PRAYER
Loving Creator, help us to strive to shine in your divine goodness in all we say or do. May we reflect the light of Jesus. Amen
DEVOTION AUTHOR
Donald (Luke) Day
Order of St. Francis and St. Clare
Cathedral of Hope
Proclaiming Christ Through Faith, Hope and Love
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