May 1st, 2025

Today is May 1st.
   
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.   
  
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 100.   
 
  Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 
Worship the Lord with gladness; 
    come before him with joyful songs. 
Know that the Lord is God. 
    It is he who made us, and we are his[a]; 
    we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 
Enter his gates with thanksgiving 
    and his courts with praise; 
    give thanks to him and praise his name.
 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; 
    his faithfulness continues through all generations. 
 

The Psalmist refers to God’s goodness and love and faithfulness enduring through all generations. Think about your own faith generations. Who went before you? Who led you to the Lord? And who is coming after you in your spiritual family tree? Who are you leading toward the Lord? 
   
Christians are all called to be a part of a spiritual family tree. None of us are meant to be the last entry…we’re all meant to pass our faith on. Listen to the psalmists worshipful language! Listen to the peace and joy and sense of security he has! Listen… and consider… are those things spiritual truths that you are actively passing on to someone else who’s younger than you are?  
   
The scriptures are clear: Christians are all called to the next generation. We’re called to pass on to others what we ourselves have received. Look for a place this week to invest in the next generation. Look for a place to pass along the truth of what the psalmist is celebrating: that the lord is good, and his love endures forever!

Lord God, Almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do, direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.   
 
Music: "God Of Our Mothers And Fathers" - Vineyard Worship  
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