The line that leaps out to me today is “The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.” It is at times of broken-heartedness that God’s closeness is most poignant. When I have found myself in a place of shame or sadness or worry, God most often comes to me through some kindness from another … perhaps via a friend or even a stranger or acquaintance. It is a wake-up call to me to remember that when I am in a happy state (and thank God there is a good balance of highs and lows!) it is I who could be the instrument of loving-kindness towards another. God needs you to be Jesus today!!
Namaste! Amen!
The Readings
Isaiah 55:10-11
Psalm 34:4-7,16-19
I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
Look to him, and be radiant;
so your faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,
and was saved from every trouble.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears,
and rescues them from all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord rescues them from them all.
Matthew 6:7-15
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