Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, February 27, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
STUDIED! I’m sorry. I always get a little geeked out when I find biblical (or nonbiblical) exhortations to study, to learn. I think about studying Biology in high school and college (it was my major) and how incredible that was. Digging deep into nature and life blew my mind over and over again and I would look up and shake my head and be like, “God… you are so unbelievably cool.” In other words, “Great are the works of the Lord.” And I studied them because I did delight in them! Nature captivated me from my earliest memories. Animals fascinated me. Plants and trees were my friends. Rocks and geological formations awed and inspired me. And water… lakes and rivers and creeks and ponds and even puddles mesmerized me. No one who knew me was surprised in the slightest when I declared my major in college.
Of course, one can find this kind of delight in the works of God across all fields. An educator sees God in the children she teaches. A mechanic sees God in the way parts fit together into a functioning whole. A caterer sees God in the way food brings people together. We all have opportunities to study the world and find all the ways God is present in it. How awesome is that?
What ‘works of the Lord’ do I most delight in? Do I study them?