Scripture Reading
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Reflection
One of the most astonishing images in all of Scripture is God singing over his people with joy. This is not the voice of a disappointed parent but of a Father who delights in his children. Whatever shame or failure you carry from the past week, hear this: the Lord who holds you is not silent with grief but loud with love for you.
Prayer for Today
You hold time within your hands, and see it all, from beginning to end. Please keep and carry these precious people in their sadness and loss. Cover them with your great wings of love, give their weary hearts rest and their minds sound sleep. Lord, lift their eyes so that they may catch a glimpse of eternity, and be comforted by the promise of heaven.
We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus.
Amen
We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus.
Amen
Amen.