LBW #399, We are the Lord’s
Devotion
We are the Lord’s, the hymn begins. "We are the Lord’s," the hymn ends. From beginning to end, “we are the Lord’s.” So also it is for faithful followers of God through Jesus Christ. At the beginning of life, God claims us in Baptism. At the end of life, death is defeated and we are ushered to heaven. As Psalm 90 reminds us, time passes quickly and death may come suddenly. But through it all, “we are the Lord’s.” That is the hope at the foundation of our being. That is the hope that gives life meaning. “Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”