Psalm 128
1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in His ways!
2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.
4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
5 The Lord bless you from Zion!
May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life!
6 May you live to see your children’s children
—
peace be on Israel.
Ripples
If you'd been in college during the 1980s, you know the bumper sticker, “No Fear.” Sounded wise to all of us taking advice from bumper stickers. Psalm 128 disagrees. Fear is part of the Blessing twice. This is a joyful Psalm and speaks of meaningful, wholesome life. We've been part of fear. The disciples knew fear. Too much was going on that was far from the usual day to day.
What has the United States found to create the determination to go forth.
Work. Church. Vacation.
Jam ourselves into historic traffic jams in the National Parks to see what God provides in His Good Creation.
And a housing market no one recalls ever seeing. The Great Depression saw vast movement. Across the USA, no one wants to sell their home, markets were typically 2 or 3 thousand sales for spring, summer and fall homes now have around 190 houses. At first, there was record-breaking pricing. Everyone worried about Corporate Ownership, but by July, not as much was selling. Mortgage Lenders were telling people not to give up, pleading for buyers not to stay home, saying more houses listed more reasonably. Buyers had hunkered down. People began searching with any mention of a possible house outside typical markets.
Surely houses are marketable. But also this is speaking of lives. Hopes.
We didn't see a gold rush continue on housing. Buyers settled in to wait for more reason to return. And we see what people are treasuring. After staying home, the place we put our lives upon became much more important. During the Pandemic, people said don't gather.
Don't Holiday. Don't Dinner Party — see you at Walmart or Home Depot. Home Depot was the place where parking was hard to find. Home work.
We see changes internally, creating more determination and resiliency. Then Home Improvement, working on what is at hand, what God has provided. Now we find people want their homes. And we find more are willing to speak up more effectively and kindly. Hearing of opportunities to help one another and acted upon. Starting internally, shining outward.
Pandemic isn't speaking of stay home and bounce a tennis ball. Watch TV until fossilized. People made this the time for Home Improvement. Essential Workers were Repair and Home Services.
Fear. Using what is around you to make choices. Not accepting the unwise, unacceptable behaviors. Rejecting what should be removed. It's already odd to watch footage of the Pandemic Cities. Yet, some larger cities, New York City are still having much more incredibly quiet side streets in 2021. Making prudent choices.
We see wildly strange circumstance and eventually bounce back from fear to good choices. How is this happening? No one mentions 2/3rd's of Americans are feeling much more connected to God. They didn't say to the Lord, Thanks for the Pandemic, off to hang with germs. Instead, people have thought about what makes life meaningful. They may be pushed to comply with new events, and then they don't. And adjust to their own home. Or they make the home lovelier.
Violence has occurred, as usually occurs at the end of a Pandemic. The reasons for the violence are not forgotten. Change happens. Old patterns repeat. New resilience employs better methods for more solutions. Monty Python created, “The Art of Not Being Seen.” We have found more methods to being heard, seen and more effectively without destroying what is good surrounding us. Our lives reflect gratitude for what has been given to us. Gratitude.
Scriptures record His Mercies are new each day. Look at the Gratitude in our Lives, we look to find His Mercies in each day.
Scriptures tell us remnant people are provided in each situation. We look a lot like countless people remain. Doing a similar good work. Gratitude. Finding wise, merciful, expressive solutions. Praying more. Believing Change will work for good with our involvement. Believing the USA has good people.
People overcoming Hurricanes discuss with Houston what this is like. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Speak of good people who volunteer to help. Meeting good people. The people I know with Covid remember with gratitude prayers and prayers and food being brought.
We don't find people afraid the Freedom of Speech is ending. The opinions of the people begin to change the agenda and news, so many deserted.
The Grateful Hearts of the Children of God create a new path forward, taking care of one another. Rejecting what is wrong, holding fast what God calls good. Gratitude given to the people who have done well for one another and giving time, prayer and service.
Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
Abba, Father God,
You have told us to always pray with Hope.
Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word and see more Joy.
Covered in God's Love,
All of Our Families.
The Hope in the USA for Better Days.
Governor Abbott and all 50 Governors and Legislatures.
The end of Trouble.
Help this Virus end quickly, safely
We rest in the Hands of Our Good Father.
Dwell in our Hearts, and those we Love.
Bless this Nation asking You.
Help us to seek You first always.
And with Your Love and Mercy we will finish well.
In Jesus Christ. Amen.
Jesus, God of Encouragement.
God of All
Jesus, Hope and Future.
Jesus the Lord
saves the world
Amen.
♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †
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