Opening Prayer
Gracious God, I put myself before you in this moment with waiting heart, expectant desire. Open my eyes that I may see your promise fulfilled; open my ears that I may hear your word whispered to my deepest being.
Amen.
Passage
Psalm 89:1-4
I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. Your unfailing love will last forever. Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. The Lord said, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant. I have sworn this oath to him: ‘I will establish your descendants as kings forever; they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.’”
Reflection - Pattie Burns
Unfailing. Forever. Enduring. Eternity.
These words should be anchoring reminders of God's big, lasting faithfulness-but sometimes they just feel...big. Too hard to wrap my mind around. They make God himself feel vast and hard to reach. And yet, the whole of scripture points to God desiring closeness. And so, we have to remember.
We're a people who must always remind ourselves of how God comes close, and speaks, and works. It's what helped God's people then as they waited for him to show up. It's what helps us still. Remember what he's done. Tell each other what he's promised to do. Remember that he's promised to come again.
It's what God's family does to spur each other on in faithfulness. And sometimes, this is our simple witness to someone who does not yet know him... "let me tell you what God has done."
Take time today to remember God's faithfulness to you. Be specific. Maybe even tell someone else.
Closing Prayer
My Lord, may all that I have seen of you and all that I have heard from your word now enflesh itself in me. Send me from this place as the incarnate promise of life to all whose life I will touch this day.
Amen.