WOV #801, "Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise"
Devotion
At times when I get caught up in many activities and the busyness of life I want to cry out, “Look at everything that I am doing and how busy I am!” When I start to think that way, I realize that I want to make life about ME.
This delightful hymn reminds me that life is not about what I have done or how busy I am; life is about Jesus and who Jesus is. Look at what this hymn says about Jesus: Jesus is the story, Jesus is the breaking of the bread, Jesus is the one who brings an end to war, Jesus is the one who promises us light and eternal life. Life is Jesus and Jesus is life. Jesus is all in all. Truly, with the writer of this hymn we can say, “So be it, God. Let us live to praise you.”
Prayer
God of life, help the focus of my life not to be about me, but about you and your Son. May I remember all that you have given and all that Christ has done. Thank you for your promise that death does not have the final word, but there is the promise of light and life eternal. Thank you, for you alone are worthy of praise. Amen.