Be still...

Our Daily Bread
Yes, I know it drives some of my friends (and my ex-partner) crazy at times.  I can't sit still.  I always seem to have some kind of nervous movement in my silly bear body.  Rubbing my elbow.  Moving my legs.  Something is always moving.  ha!

God tells us to "be still and know that I am God".  Yes, I know you are God, but do I really have to be still?  ha!  Yes, we do.  It is in stillness that we can focus.  We can listen to God.  We can listen to ourselves as we listen to God.  We can figure things out.  Check out this old song by the Imperials: Be Still my Soul.
It says it all!  The coolest part is that it incorporates scriptures from Psalm 46 from the devotional and Psalm 118 that is our psalm for today.  God works in mysterious ways!

Lord, we thank you and praise you for being the one and only Almighty God.  Please help us be still and know you better!

Psalm Sunday
Let's look at Psalm 118 today.  It fits together perfectly with the devotional, Psalm 46 and the song Be Still my Soul!  I am not sure what you are going through today, this week or this month or this year, but know that God is with us.  His love endures forever!

Psalm 118

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say:
    “His love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say:
    “His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the Lord say:
    “His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.
6 The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.
    I look in triumph on my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in humans.
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
11 They surrounded me on every side,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my defense;
    he has become my salvation.
15 Shouts of joy and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
16     The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;
    the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die but live,
    and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
18 The Lord has chastened me severely,
    but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;
    I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord
    through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
    you have become my salvation.
22 The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
23 the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.
25 Lord, save us!
    Lord, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.
27 The Lord is God,
    and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
    up to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God, and I will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures forever.

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