We begin a new month. The birds are singing and building their nests in our yard. It’s dawn as I write, not the dead of night at 6:30. I finished writing an “April” piece yesterday, promising this April will be better than last year’s April. Think so? March 31st in New York City saw 1000 deaths–they buried hundreds of bodies on Hart Island, New York’s Potters’ Field. Surely, this year there is hope, although we still haven’t gotten appointments for the vaccine.
Today’s Promise is eternal, no matter the date, no matter the circumstances, no matter the vagaries of politics. There have edicts and laws and misguided policies because man is inherently sinful. God’s got a plan for that! He promises peace through the storms, and the promise of eternal springtime praising His Majesty and control over all things.
MY PSALM 314 PROMISE
Almighty God, Creator of the Universe,
Yet My Heavenly Father,
I praise Your Holy and Mighty Name
In thanksgiving for Your promises.
I thank You that You covenanted to be my God
And to provide for my salvation in Your Son, Jesus.
I thank You that You desire a relationship with me,
Even this sinful child
And that You promise to be My Heavenly Father
Both here and in eternity.
I praise You, Lord.
I thank You for providing seedtime and harvest,
Day and night, seasons and cycles of Your Providence.
I thank You for providing sunshine and rain,
And guidance about how to live my life to Your honor.
I thank You for loving relationships,
For knowing good and bad. and having free will to choose.
I thank You for the beauty of Your creation,
For sparkling water and tall mountains,
For trees and flowers in colors of beauty,
For animals and fish and birds of the air,
And all things that remind us of Your Power and creativity.
I thank You for hope, that You promise us all good things.
I thank You for Your grace and mercy. Amen.
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