Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; my soul is like the weaned child that is with me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time on and forevermore.”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, December 30, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
I remember those precious moments. When one of my very young children would crawl into my lap, curl up against me, and sleep. The warmth and weight of their little bodies, the rise and fall of their little chests, the sound of their soft breathing… pure joy.
I have needed to crawl into God’s lap in this way. I have needed to be freed of my hectic life, my racing brain, my gnawing fears. And God has always been there with open arms. Sometimes her arms are that of another human being. Sometimes they are the arms of a great tree in a beautiful nature park. Sometimes she is the hammock on the shore of the lake by my cabin. Sometimes she is one of the many stuffed frogs in my room. Her arms are always there to receive me, so that I might calm and quiet my soul in her presence.
How do I experience peace and serenity with God?
