Psalm 65 -- from the Prayer Desk of Rev. Deacon Gary
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Today is Friday 15th of January 2010.
Psalm 65
God provides abundantly. We can be thankful to
God for his many blessings.
65: 6-13
Who formed the mountains by your power,
having armed yourself with strength,
who stilled the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
and the turmoil of the nations.
Those living far away fear your wonders;
where morning dawns and evening fades
you call forth songs of joy.
You care for the land and water it;
you enrich it abundantly.
The streams of God are filled with water
to provide the people with grain,
for so you have ordained it.
You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
You crown the year with your bounty
and your carts overflow with abundance.
The grasslands of the desert overflow;
the hills are clothed with gladness.
The meadows are covered with flocks
and the valleys are mantled with grain,
they shout for joy and sing.
Reflections:
This harvest psalm glorifies God the creator in the beauty of nature which helps us understand
God's character. Understanding God's abundant generousity should make us grateful to God and generous
to others.
Say one "Our Father and Hail Mary" for our own intentions and the healing intentions of this prayers.
Have a nice day,
Deacon Gary
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Psalm 50 -- from the Prayer Desk of Rev. Deacon Gary
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Today is Tuesday 12th of January 2010.
Psalm 50
In this psalm the contrast is between true
and false faith. God desires for sincere thanks,
trust and praise.
50-21,22,23
These things you have done and kept silent,
you thought I was altogether like you.
But I will rebuke you and accuse you
to your face.
Consider this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue;
He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me,
and he prepares the way so that
I may show him the salvation of God.
Reflections:
At times God seems silent. By his silence he is not condoning sinfulness, nor is he indifferent to it. Instead,
he is withholding deserved calamities, giving time for people to remember and appreciate, the magnificent
manifestation of God.
What is happening with the Filipino people in the Philippines, we have a lot of backfighting and killing for
political reason. When I was growing in the Philippines we were so honest that my parents would leave our
door open. We know our neighbors and we talk with them about family values. This goes on night after
night. However a big change suddenly occur. Education made people self conscious, ambitious in a wrong
direction and now we have all natural disaster occuring.
What could be the message from God? Please reply?
Say one "Our Father and Hail Mary" for our own intentions and for the healing intentions of my prayers.
Have a nice day.
Deacon Gary
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