this is the day that the Lord has made!

Good morning friends,
Today's reading is from Psalm 118, which was a praise song in Israel for the crowning of a king. This is a great fit for today since Jesus shows that he is God's king in his resurrection from the dead. Today is a great morning to praise the Lord for the resurrection. It's easy to feel like the excitement of Easter is over and to loose momentum in our faith. The resurrection is a beginning, not an end. Christ has broken free for all of us, so we are free to begin again with joy, hope and love.

God bless,
Sam

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

14 The LORD is my strength and my might;
he has become my salvation.
15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:
“The right hand of the LORD does valiantly;
16 the right hand of the LORD is exalted;
the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.”

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,
and recount the deeds of the LORD.
18 The LORD has punished me severely,
but he did not give me over to death.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.

20 This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.

21 I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.