WOV #699, "Blessed Assurance"
Devotion
This hymn echoes inside of me for days after I have sung it. It is a hymn that grabs hold of the heart, connects with my life and tempos out my hope.
Mother Theresa was asked one day, "When you pray, what do you say to God?"
"I don't say anything," she responded. "I listen!"
"So, when you pray, what does God say to you?"
"God doesn't say anything," she replied. "God mostly listens!"
“Blessed Assurance” also bears this truth. Because God has listened so carefully and responded so profoundly in Jesus, we can boldly claim Him as our story and our song. And with that claim comes a new way of living; a day full of goodness; a journey lost in God's love.
So we listen - to God and our neighbor.
So we serve - God and our neighbor.
It is our story - It is our song - Listen!
Prayer
Gracious God, your music among us is our heart's delight. May our singing give you praise all the day long. Amen.