My heart is turned to this Psalm today. And I pray, may God raise help for us who trust Him and look forward to His full redemption. May God grant us grace to follow after His template of righteous, peace and love. May He grants us access to wisdom we need for the hour and a good reward as we hope in Him. May the fetters of oppression cease and the sun rise to our healing. May the truth of heaven be ours according to what we can bear, and love we can control. May joy not cease from our lips and may sweetness not dry in our mouths. May the pains of yesterday be forgotten because we hear cries of ever rising hope. May the tales of victory sooth our breasts and a peaceful sleep replenish our strength. May we see the promised victory and rest in it. Like Abraham may the joy come, not to late to rejoice in God’s terms and plans. Not too early to destroy us, not too late we have no strength to sing. All is good that ends well and happens in God’s grace. Let all who sing together ring true in rejoicing and say God has granted us His mercy and favour.
Psalm 115 reads:
“To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.
Why should the nations ask us, “Where is your God?”
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he wishes.
Their gods are made of silver and gold, formed by human hands.
They have mouths, but cannot speak, and eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears, but cannot hear, and noses, but cannot smell.
They have hands, but cannot feel, and feet, but cannot walk; they cannot make a sound.
May all who made them and who trust in them become like the idols they have made.
Trust in the Lord, you people of Israel. He helps you and protects you.
Trust in the Lord, you priests of God. He helps you and protects you.
Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him. He helps you and protects you.
The Lord remembers us and will bless us; he will bless the people of Israel and all the priests of God.
He will bless everyone who honors him, the great and the small alike.
May the Lord give you children – you and your descendants!
May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!
Heaven belongs to the Lord alone, but he gave the earth to us humans.
The Lord is not praised by the dead, by any who go down to the land of silence.
But we, the living, will give thanks to him now and forever. Praise the Lord!”
Amen.
Evangelist Israel Okunwaye
