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Bless the Lord, O my soul ... who redeems your life from the Pit. (Psalm 103:2a, 4a)
We need not go far to know the Love God is
for us. Our own bodies tell the tale.
Our anxious shoulders sigh with relief
when a gentle word releases the grip of guilt or when open arms dissolve our
shame. Our lungs fill with life as sickness fades and strength flows fresh into
our limbs.
Light floods our hearts and evaporates our
fear when the surgery is successful or when the garage door rumbles, telling us
our beloved is safely home amid the storm.
Our ever-loving God is closer and kinder
than we can ever understand. God is the love and grace who seeks and finds us
wherever we go, however we struggle, in joy and pain, even when the troubles we
endure are of our own making.
In many and various ways, Love comes to
restore and renew us, saving us from sadness and despair, fear and doubt,
lifting us even from the pit of death.
“Bless the Lord, O my soul,” the psalmist
cried, loving the Love who seeks us our whole life through, saving us from all that would silence our praise.
David L. Miller
