July 27th, 2024

Today is June 27.
 
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you.  
 
Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”   
  
Today’s reading is from Psalm 139.  
 

      You have searched me, LORD,  
         and you know me.  
      You know when I sit and when I rise;  
         you perceive my thoughts from afar.  
      You discern my going out and my lying down;  
         you are familiar with all my ways.  
      Before a word is on my tongue  
         you, LORD, know it completely.  
      You hem me in behind and before,  
         and you lay your hand upon me.  
      For you created my inmost being;  
         you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  
      I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  
         your works are wonderful,  
         I know that full well.  
      My frame was not hidden from you  
         when I was made in the secret place,  
         when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.  
      Your eyes saw my unformed body;  
         all the days ordained for me were written in your book  
         before one of them came to be.  
     
  
Contemplate for a moment how deeply God knows you. Is that a comfort to you? Does it make you feel exposed in any sense?  
 
 You hem me in behind and before… what do you think this means? As you listen to this scripture again, pay attention to what particular phrases or words stand out to you.  
  
The words of this Psalm speak comfort to us. In a world that often chaotic, we hear the purposes of God through the text. In a world that often feels haphazard, we hear the order of God. And in a world where we often feel lost or unseen, we hear the closeness and attentiveness of God. As we end our time of prayer.... do you need to feel the comfort of God in any particular way?  
 
Music: Creator - Vineyard Worship:(YouTube)