Living in the Spirit

May 31, 2023

Scripture Reading: Psalm 8
O Lord, our Sovereign,
   how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
   Out of the mouths of babes and infants
you have founded a bulwark because of your foes,
   to silence the enemy and the avenger.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
   the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are human beings that you are mindful of them,
   mortals that you care for them?

Yet you have made them a little lower than God,
   and crowned them with glory and honor.
You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;
   you have put all things under their feet,
all sheep and oxen,
   and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
   whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Sovereign,
   how majestic is your name in all the earth!

This scripture should be required reading at least once a week, but definitely when we have had a bad day or a time of being challenged to be the best persons we were created to be. It is important that when we read this, we accept what it teaches and that it applies to all people. Our world is so divided, and we seem to get so distracted by issues that have little or no impact on our lives but can be very painful to others. We do not need to be better than anyone to be the person God created us to be. We are called to love everyone, not judge them.

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for showing us how to love one another and to love ourselves. 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.