Gillespie Days

The Lord is near...

What stood out today from Psalm 145:
"The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made... the Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does....The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. The Lord is near to all who call on him...The Lord watches over all who love him....
My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever."
I wondered why the psalmist wrote those words, that day. Surely days come when this is not the first thing we say about the Lord: my mind and heart are on two families this week who have lost loved ones. Yet I do know that the Lord is faithful, even in hard circumstances, and sometimes we just have to write that down as a note for ourselves when life is overwhelming. The Lord is faithful in all he promises...but he never promised that it would be easy -- but that he would never leave us alone.

posted by Susan Gillespie @ 10:26 AM