resurrection

Opening Prayer: O God, giver of life, you bring life from death, beauty from tragedy.  Bring us. O Lord through the fire and the water, and into a place of abundance.  And if not this day, then someday.  Amen.

Scripture: Psalm 66:8-12

Journal: What has been raised to new life in you lately?  How has a hard road, or experience, turned out to be a place of abundance for you?  How did God redeem it?

Reflection:

     resurrection
     by Jim Branch

you let men ride over our heads;
we went through the fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of
abundance. ~psalm 66:12


sometimes
we can only see it
in hindsight
this place of abundance
to which we have
been brought

we could never
have recognized it
while our heads
were being ridden over
or as we were
walking through
the fire and water

yet here we are
on the other side
of it all
in a spacious
and fruitful land

who could have imagined
that such a rugged road
would lead to
such a beautiful place

this too is resurrection

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Lord God, help us to trust your heart even when we can't see your hand.  Help us to know that you are always the God of resurrection.  Amen.