As I read
Psalm 143 I remember the telling of David's call to be King. Saul was King. Saul did not want to give up the throne to
anyone other than his sons. Saul pursued
David to prevent him being King. David
intentionally did not want to be the one that fought with Saul. We can all understand the desire to not be
the instrument of another person's demise.
Also, it is a social, political problem to start a new realm with the
death of the previous realm. Jesus came
to change this way of doing things.
We can all
recall scriptures recounting Jesus prayers similar in ways to Psalm 143. We have all at some point called out to God
for help and guidance. We have felt
burdened, pursued by life, our desire is for relief. Our prayers whether spoken or thought or hoped
for all reach God. God hearing our
prayers has sent Christ our comforter, our propitiation for separation from
God, and God's grace for us through Christ.
Our spirits respond joyfully to the presence of God in our lives because
of Christ's spirit in our lives. Lent is
a time to prepare for Christ's church coming into the world and into our
lives. Christianity is the very
definition of “It takes a village” meaning of course a faith community. God is always with us. As a faith community we get to see many
facets of God's love for us all.
Gracious God
our hearts and souls feel your love and grace for us as we live life and during
this Lenten season. Guide us to be able
representatives of Christ in this life.
In our spirits we joyfully sing our praise to God through Christ. Amen.
Ron Savage
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