Lent

March 4, 2020

Scripture Reading: Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills—
   from where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
   who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;
   he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel
   will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;
   the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
   nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil;
   he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
   your going out and your coming in
   from this time on and for evermore.

Sometimes it is good to just savor a Psalm, and this is one of the Psalms that needs to be savored. Get comfortable in a favorite spot, inhale deeply a few times slowing yourself down, tighten and then relax the muscles in your body starting with your feet and moving to the top of your head. Once stilled, slowly read the Psalm noticing the words that are the most meaningful to you. Stop if it feels right and consider the word or phrase. What is the message that you needed right now coming from this word, this phrase, this Psalm? Thank God for God’s loving presence as you dwell with God in this Psalm.

Prayer: Thank you Lord for your loving presence, the depth of your understanding, and your gift of unconditional love. Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.