the sun, moon, and stars, spoken into space, still sing the ancient melody, of God's great grace and power. the rising sun and midnight gloaming echo the divine power, arching the back and breathing the breath into every living thing. and now, that same power and grace takes time and space upon itself, inhabits human …
Sunday Prayer 40
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. (Psalm 73:25) God, my God, You are my total treasure in this life and the next. Earth's joys are great: bright beauty, love's pleasures, good gifts, and sweetest songs. But these pale compared to the promised joys of heaven: no …
Sunday Prayer 39
Exiles returning, rebuilding the temple and their lives; recapturing the lost identity as the chosen people of God. Standing as one, they repent of wrong and remember their story: Abraham's covenant, Joseph's provision, enslavement in Egypt, Moses' miracle deliverance, Joshua's victorious campaigns, and so much more. Memory marks sin's losses and gracious gifts. Lord, for …
Sunday Prayer 38
You are holy, holy, holy, Lord, the God of strength and righteousness. Isaiah the prophet fell down before You, undone by his sin in Your presence. So, too, we fall before You in humbled awe, taking Simon Peter's words into our mouths: "Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful." Sodom and Gomorrah fell down …
Sunday Prayer 37
Lord, my God, King of all nations and of my heart, who rules from the heights of Amman to the plains of Kansas whose power shaped the Swiss Alps and the Land of a Thousand Hills, Come, my King, and take Your rightful place as the Regent of my soul. May my days center on …
Matthew Erickson 