Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, June 29, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
I can’t help but sing this one. Thanks, U2. (Yes, I was a teenager in the 80s). So much so that I have to keep rereading the words to find something constructive to write about them in a devotion!
I’ll keep it simple. This last year has been a serious challenge for me, and not just because of the pandemic, state violence toward BIPOC folks, or the political meltdowns going on in our country. In the past 12 months, I divorced, which brough with it a whole slew of personal, spiritual, and financial stresses, and got some scary health news, among other things.
And in spite of all of this? I am happy. I feel peaceful and present with God. I feel like I’m not a stranger in my own life for the first time in decades. It’s all God, folks. All of it. God has put in a new song in my mouth and I ain’t gonna stop singing it. Amen.
When have I felt that God has set my feet on a rock in the midst of the shaky ground of my challenges?
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