From Amy Manning:
Psalm 67 – The Nations Called to Praise God
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving power among all nations.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, has blessed us.
May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him.
When I read psalm 67 this week, I smiled deeply, closed my eyes and listened. I could see and hear Pastor Laurie sending us out into our busy lives with this closing blessing each week. I paused and let the blessing wash over me, feeling it in my body, how blessed, how very blessed and grateful I did feel upon hearing those words at the close of each service. And a quiet prayer would spring forth from that each week. 'Stay present to that grace and peace and be peace and blessing to all you meet, and in all that you do, and think and speak.' I am sure I am not alone in leaving with that sense of being blessed and called to be blessing, feeling refreshed and wanting to hold on to that.
Our family has had a year, really longer than that, full of losses and challenges, one right after another. I joked to Rich once that I was thinking about changing my name to Job. I didn't know if I could take anymore. And yet, that sense of abiding love and blessing in the midst of such raw grief, was like a deep well sustaining me. Thank you Holy Spirit! And thank you, my MOTA family, for the prayers and support that have been so nourishing.
May we continue to be that for one another. May we stay present to that grace and peace, so that we become peace and blessing to all we meet, and in all we do, and think, and speak.
We are assured that God’s love is boundless and boundary-less. With joy and gratitude we are called to be bridges of peace and compassion, within and between, our nations, neighbors, families and our own heart. How has God’s blessing sustained you in dark times? How does it manifest in you to be God’s light for others?
Psalm 67 – The Nations Called to Praise God
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving power among all nations.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, has blessed us.
May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him.
When I read psalm 67 this week, I smiled deeply, closed my eyes and listened. I could see and hear Pastor Laurie sending us out into our busy lives with this closing blessing each week. I paused and let the blessing wash over me, feeling it in my body, how blessed, how very blessed and grateful I did feel upon hearing those words at the close of each service. And a quiet prayer would spring forth from that each week. 'Stay present to that grace and peace and be peace and blessing to all you meet, and in all that you do, and think and speak.' I am sure I am not alone in leaving with that sense of being blessed and called to be blessing, feeling refreshed and wanting to hold on to that.
Our family has had a year, really longer than that, full of losses and challenges, one right after another. I joked to Rich once that I was thinking about changing my name to Job. I didn't know if I could take anymore. And yet, that sense of abiding love and blessing in the midst of such raw grief, was like a deep well sustaining me. Thank you Holy Spirit! And thank you, my MOTA family, for the prayers and support that have been so nourishing.
May we continue to be that for one another. May we stay present to that grace and peace, so that we become peace and blessing to all we meet, and in all we do, and think, and speak.
We are assured that God’s love is boundless and boundary-less. With joy and gratitude we are called to be bridges of peace and compassion, within and between, our nations, neighbors, families and our own heart. How has God’s blessing sustained you in dark times? How does it manifest in you to be God’s light for others?
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