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Psalm 103(Good News Translation)
Thursday
November 26, 2009
Called to be Free to Give God Thanks and Praise
Introduction
Psalm 103: Today's psalm offers thanksgiving for God's many gifts: forgiveness, healing, mercy, love, justice, kindness, patience and more. God's expansive love is greater than the distance between heaven and earth. God relates to people like a loving parent, recognizing the frailty of humanity, and offering grace and mercy. All are called to praise the LORD!
Today's Scripture: Psalm 103:2
Praise the LORD, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.
How is this Scripture passage speaking to me today?
Today's Reading
1Praise the LORD, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!2Praise the LORD, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.3He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.4He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy.5He fills my life with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.6The LORD judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.7He revealed his plans to Moses and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.8The LORD is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.9He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.10He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.11As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him.12As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.13As a father is kind to his children, so the LORD is kind to those who honor him.14He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.15As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower;16then the wind blows on it, and it is gone— no one sees it again.17But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations18of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.19The LORD placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all.20Praise the LORD, you strong and mighty angels, who obey his commands, who listen to what he says.21Praise the LORD, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his, who do his will!22Praise the LORD, all his creatures in all the places he rules. Praise the LORD, my soul! In Praise of the Creator Praise the LORD, my soul!Reflect
On this Thanksgiving Day, reflect on the many ways God has blessed you. How have you experienced God's forgiveness this year? God's healing? God's mercy? God's love? God's justice? God's kindness? God's patience? What verses in this psalm speak to your experiences?
Pray
With all my heart, I praise you, O Lord! I will never forget how kind you have been to me. Thank you for the many blessings you have shown me this year. Make me ever mindful of your gifts, that I may celebrate and share them with others. Amen.
Prayer Concern
Those who are experiencing hunger this day
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