October 12, 2022

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 forevermore.

We are wise to seek higher ground. We need to lift our eyes to the hills. We can easily get mired in the everyday rush of life but particularly when we have no control over what is going on about us. I awoke to the news this morning that Ukraine had been hit by a barrage of missiles from Russia.  All week I watched videos of hurricane victims trying to make sense of the fact that they can no longer recognize their neighborhoods. These people certainly need to lean heavily on God. Most of us, however, get bogged down in the pesky interruptions in our lives. They seem to add up until their heaviness holds us back from being the person God has created us to be. Spending time with God is the best way to let those burdens fall from our being and lift us to a better perspective.  

Prayer: Lord, help us to routinely lift our eyes to higher ground from time to time as a part of our everyday life. 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.