Psalm 28
1 To you, O Lord, I call;
my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you be silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy,
when I cry to you for help,
when I lift up my hands
toward your most holy sanctuary.
3 Do not drag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
who speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.
4 Give to them according to their work
and according to the evil of their deeds;
give to them according to the work of their hands;
render them their due reward.
5 Because they do not regard the works of the Lord
or the work of his hands,
he will tear them down and build them up no more.
6 Blessed be the Lord!
For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to him.
8 The Lord is the strength of his people;
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.
9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!
save your people and bless your heritage.
Blue, blue Christmas?
A Christmas Season of picking Joy. We cannot always choose the emotion of Joy, however, in reality, we largely are able to do this. Sometimes just by praying the Lord's Prayer.
Ok, last year we had an early, set up the Lights Christmas Spend Extravaganza. Love to make up for the fear and anger and worry.
This year, the USA spending is down Significantly. Affecting layers of life. This is the year of it's not really just "6%" inflation. This Christmas is make due Christmas. Mrs. Miniver, the 1942 movie Really Academy Award-Winning, takes life and looks at Life offering only make due. We should not expect this year is our new forever. We have Hope and a Future.
The Joy in finding and delivering meaningful life. Making meaningful life. This is this Christmas. It takes time of adjustment to do this work, and I believe we have had the months and the Spirit to find this.
We could point to another year everything seemed off kilter.
I lift up my hands toward Your Most Holy Sanctuary
regard the works of the Lord or the work of His Hands
Blessed be the Lord!
He has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
The Lord is my strength and my shield
in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped
my heart exults,
and with my song I give thanks to Him
Save Your people and bless Your heritage
Save your people and bless your heritage
Abba, Father,
Dwell in us, help us to be Your delight.
Dwell in those we Love.
Help us to Seek You First.
And we will finish well.
Bless our Nation, praying in Hope with Jesus Christ.
Thank You God, for the Reason for the Season.
Even in fish, You were known to put Your hands in life, in water and feed us!
Expectation of Life Abundant.
God of Love, God of Encouragement
we lift the suffering to You
for Your overwhelming, sustainable Help and Love.
We thank You in Jesus Christ for our blessings of Strength and fire in the Holy Spirit.
Fire millenniums ago, Moses found to be a sustaining fire of infinite beauty.
Blessed are You, Lord God.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit fire within us.
Bless the Nations, Light of the Nations, to have Your Mercy.
Jesus Christ Light of the world.
Jesus Christ Light of mankind.
In Jesus. Amen.
One of the most ancient of Christian inscriptions,
God fishes among the Living!
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