May 16, 2021
Today, in God’s Lavish Mercy, we pray with Psalm 103, the best known and best loved of the psalms of praise.
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
Psalm 103:1-2
and all my being, bless God’s holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all God’s benefits.
Blessing the Lord is easy for me today.
My life is filled with those “benefits” – happiness, love, friends, and celebration.
My dear brother and sister-in-law are visiting from Tennessee after nearly a two year hiatus.
My precious grandniece is being baptized today.
And my Sister in community is celebrating her 75th birthday.
(And, yes, I did just about find time to write this blog! 🙂
Psalm 103 reminds us that in both joyful and sorrowful days, God’s Presence is our abiding blessing. And for this, we can always bless God:
In a 2016 Facebook post (a precursor of the blog) for this day, I wrote:
Today, in Mercy, we humbly praise God for being present in every moment of our lives. We lift our hands in praise for the joys that have revealed God’s beauty, and for the sorrows that have revealed God’s compassion. May we reverently live our thanks by our kindness to one another.
That simple prayer holds true today. Amen.
Music: Bless His Holy Name – Daniel Mount
Lavish Mercy 