God is enough

Opening Prayer:  O God, you are enough.  Help me to live like I believe it.  Amen.

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Journal: How do the words of Psalm 23 speak for you or to you today?  Write a paraphrase of the psalm this morning, as it speaks to where you are in life right now?

Reflection: Lord, my shepherd, you are enough; I don’t need a thing.  Help me to live like it.  You invite me to stop scurrying around, trying to manipulate and control everything, and ask me to lie down with you in green pastures and sit still with you beside quiet waters.  For one of your greatest desires is the restoration of my soul to its creation intent.  You invite me to walk through life in a new way, attentive to your voice, and concerned only about your name and your kingdom, rather than my own.  Even though fear and anxiety are sure to rear their ugly heads again and again, I will not let them control me, for you are with me: you protect me, you provide for me, and you comfort me.  You invite me to pull up a chair to your table, you soothe my head with healing oil, and you make my heart overflow with love.  You relentlessly pursue me with your goodness and your love all the days of my life, so that I might live in your divine embrace forever.  How could I possibly say no to all of that?

Prayer

Closing Prayer: O Lord, help my life to always be lived out of love, not out of need.  Amen.