March 23, 2021

March 23, 2021

I will thank you forever, because of what you have done.
In the presence of the faithful, I will proclaim your name, for it is good. – Psalm 52:9

Each day that passes this spring, I find more reason to rejoice. It’s hard to believe how much life has been affected over this past year, but God did not even once abandon us.

We can admit that there were times when it seemed that we were lost and in a dark place, personally and perhaps as a society, but the faithful continued to have hope, to pray, and to believe that better days would be ahead.  I know that we still are living with many restrictions that still hamper the full sense of ‘normal.’ However, as more and more people have the opportunity to receive vaccination, and as the spring weather allows us to spend more time outdoors, I have a great hope in the goodness of God who is leading us ever forward by his grace and love.

The psalmist reminds us that there is only one whose name is good. The opening of this psalm calls down those who seek more evil than good, or who love lying more than the truth. However, it is God who will break them down, and uproot them from the land. Those who believe they are the power of the land will one day be in laughter, and those who trust in God will be trusted with the abundant riches of His kingdom that will last forever.  I hope that we will stand on the truth of God’s grace, mercy and love as seen in the person of Jesus the Christ. Accepting and loving others as Christ first loved us, and believing in the truth of the eternal kingdom alive in us. Let us give thanks to God forever, for being accepted for He is good.

Grace & Peace,
Sam