Saturday Psalm #99
You reign, LORD!Reign!
Exert your power and influence;
let the nations sit up and take notice.
You are enthroned between the cherubim;
shake the earth with your mighty moving.
You are great, LORD,
exalted over everything and everyone everywhere.
Let all people everywhere
come to praise your great and awesome name—
for you are holy.
You are King,
you are mighty,
you are just.
You always do what is right.
I exalt you, LORD God,
I bow before your throne
and make my back,
my heart,
my life your footstool.
You heard Moses and Aaron;
you chose them to be your servants,
and Samuel and David.
They called on you, LORD,
and you answered them.
You forgave them,
and showed them mercy,
though you punished their misdeeds.
Do so for me, too, Abba, Father,
do so for my family,
for my friends and neighbors.
I exalt you, LORD God,
I bow before your throne
and make my back,
my heart,
my life your footstool.
Amen.
If My Lips
could sing as many songs as there are waves in the sea;
if my tongue
could sing as many hymns as there are ocean billows;
if my mouth
filled the whole firmament with praise;
if my face
shone like the sun and moon together;
if my hands
were to hover in the sky like powerful eagles
and my feet
ran across mountains as swiftly as the deer,
all that would not be enough
to pay you fitting tribute,
O Lord my God.
(Jewish prayer; photo by Andrew-Art via pixabay.com)
For Childlike Trust
Lord, please make me
like a child
who launches out
from the top
of a corkscrew slide,
trusting his unseen father
to be there when needed
to safely catch him
and pick him up,
in Jesus' name, amen.
So Rich and Free
Thank you, Lord, for making me whole;
Thank you, Lord, for giving to me
Thy great salvation so rich and free.
(a prayer by Seth and Bessie Sykes)
Day of War
My salvation,
cover my head in the day of war;
shield me in the heat of battle.
Amen.
(based on Psalm 140:7; photo by JackSellaire via pixabay.com)
I Confess My Desire to Acquire
God, I confess my desire to acquire and repent of my consumerism. I confess that I sometimes believe that having more things will make me happier, more important, or more secure. Please teach me to be grateful for what I have instead of always wanting something new or something more. Teach me to defy the myth of more and set my mind and heart on eternal things instead of material things. Teach me to keep my life free from the love of money and possessions and be content with what I have, in Jesus’ name, amen.(the prayer that closes chapter two, "The eBay Attitude," in my book, American Idols)
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