Eastertide
Eastertide
April 29, 2022
Scripture Reading: Revelation 5:11-14
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full voice,
‘Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!’
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing,
‘To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!’
And the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ And the elders fell down and worshipped.
This is one of those mornings when I wake up with too much to do and not enough time to do it. When I do not know all the ends and outs of issues that bother me but I cannot ascertain my best response. These are the times I most need to take time with God. I often read the scripture for the day and then walk my ten minutes. I try to walk 10 minutes each hour until I have walked 10,000 steps. The scripture above was just a little too vibrant for my mood but following my routine, I read it and then walked my 10 minutes. Three steps into my exercise the song lyric, I sing because I am happy played through my mind. I then began to remember what the other words of the song were until I rolled it all the way back to Why should I feel discouraged. If you are at a point of discouragement try thinking, singing His Eye Is On the Sparrow and I know He watches me.
Why should I feel discouraged,
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely,
And long for heav’n and home;
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is he;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me.
Refrain:
I sing because I’m happy,
I sing because I’m free;
For his eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me*.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for your ever-present comfort and inspiration. Amen.
*First verse and refrain of His Eye Is on the Sparrow by Civilla D. Martin see at https://hymnary.org/text/why_should_i_feel_discouraged
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.