I love this simple quote. May it guide you today.
“Sprinkle joy.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
and the source of your joy:
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him. Psalm 28:7New International Version (NIV)
Yesterday morning, being Sunday, meant I was at my normal spot in the worship center, singing songs of praise with the rest of the congregation. During the middle of this period of collective singing, the worship leader stopped us and reminded us of how much we all admire the great King David. He expressed the way we relate to David and his hot and cold relationship with God. Most of you know how one day he was praising God from the mountaintops and the next day he was hiding in a cave, full of sorrow. And for some reason we can relate.
I agree with the worship leaders words. For some reason we can relate. I, personally, admire David’s words in Psalm 51. This is the song he penned after one of his most infamous mistakes – his little affair with the beautiful Bathsheba.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:16-18 New International Version (NIV)
I usually find comfort in this verse, because I can relate so well with being a broken, imperfect person.
I am, however, just not sure how contrite I am.
Definition of CONTRITE
: feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming
And that is something I need to work on!
How about you?
Have you seen this clip of United States gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents in the stands during Aly’s uneven balance bar routine?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WQde7WXCKk
I wonder if this is how God watches over us. I like to think it is.
1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.5 The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.7 The Lord will keep you from all harm —
he will watch over your life;
8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore. Psalm 121 New International Version (NIV)
I have had only one thought circling around in my brain this morning, so I guess I am to share that. It comes from Psalms 46
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”Psalm 46:10New International Version (NIV)
And it makes a lovely song to sing as well.
I have been a little distracted by the news of the day, especially since I had a child at the local midnight release this morning. Because of that, I have used up all of my blogging time, and I need to head off to the workplace.
Anyway, just a little reminder this morning
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation —
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 New International Version (NIV)