Scripture Reading
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Reflection
This verse is often read as a transaction: delight in God, get what you want. But the deeper reading is that when God becomes your delight, your desires are themselves transformed. What you want when you truly love God is what God wants to give. The promise is not that your existing desires will be fulfilled, but that you will come to desire the right things.
Prayer for Today
Lord Jesus Christ, by your patience in suffering you hallowed earthly pain and gave us the example of obedience to your Father's will. Be near me in my time of weakness and pain; sustain me by your grace, that my strength and courage may not fail; heal me according to your will; and help me always to believe that what happens to me here is of little account if you hold me in eternal life, my Lord and my God. Amen.
Amen.