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S: Psalm 103


Psalm 103
Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,

who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.

He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:

The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.

He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;

he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;

the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.

But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-

with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.

The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.

Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.

Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.

Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.

OAP: wow, i feel like god knows exactly what i need to see right now. what stood out to me most was when it says in verse 8. "the Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." i feel like the things i need to work on are being put right in front of me lately. i feel like i definatly have been so quick in situations to just be angry and not take into consideration the other points of view. in verse 14 it says he remembers that we are dust. before that it talks about compassion and how compassionate that god is. i feel like if we are in situations where we would normally jump to anger before anything, it would be good to come back to this passage because it shows us an example of how we are to live in those situations. if only we could see people like jesus does, made from dust. us, just dust. so insignificant, but he cares about us still, he loves us still. okay so this is random but i was just thinking about it. and i was trying to imagine love and how i feel like i love many people, but i don't act on it. and i was thinking about it and i realized God has been able to love SO many people. think of all of the years that have passed where jesus was able to love people thousands of years have gone by and do we ever think about the love that christ had for those. the people in our past i know its totally random but i was thinking about that. someone once told me that the sun we look at is that same sun that jesus looked at so many years ago. it's so humbling. for me that really brings me closer to him. just hearing that made me smile and still makes me smile. it puts into reality another way that we can relate to jesus. it makes him more real to me. and it makes it easier for me to go to him, when i realize he has had these struggles, wow i wonder if jesus ever got sunburnt.


jesus reveal yourself to me, help me to be calm and collected and not to be quickly angered. help me to see people through the eyes of you. help me use the sun as a constant reminder that you understand what i am going through and you have been through it, and that you will be here. i also want to pray for people and relationships, whether it be friendships, sisters, or any other type of relationship that we are able to understand eachother and to try to not be close minded and to see things from another's perspective. please help us to forgive. thank you jesus for dying on the cross for me. because of you i am forgiven and can forigve others. amen