Daily Devotion - God's goodwill

"The secret of faith is placing the negations of life within the bigger picture of God's creative goodwill."
Thomas D. Parker in Daily Feast, Year B."


Read Psalm 30 aloud today.  Let the words nourish you.

"I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up,
and  did not let my foes rejoice over me.
O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you have healed me.
O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

Sing praises of the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment;
his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
but joy comes in the morning.

As for me, I said in my prosperity,
'I shall never be moved.'
By your favor, O Lord,
you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
I was dismayed.

To you, O Lord, I cried,
and to the Lord I made supplication:
What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
'Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
O Lord, be my helper!'

You have turned my mourning to dancing;
you have taken off my sackcloth
and clothed me with joy,
so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever."