Psalm 90:1-8, 12 (NRSV)
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Verse 1Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
Verse 2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Verse 3You turn us back to dust, and say, "Turn back, you mortals."
Verse 4For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night.
Verse 5You sweep them away; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning;
Verse 6in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.
Verse 7For we are consumed by your anger; by your wrath we are overwhelmed.
Verse 8You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance.
Verse 12So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart.
Devotion
Towering mountains,
firm, dependable, unwavering in grace,
no shifting shadow, no turning away.
How small am I? How fragile, how finite?
My good moments and my bad, a roller coaster by the hour;
just when I've got it, your perfection sheds light on something else.
But what really matters?
My failure? My sin?
For even my evil will fade back to dust.
Yet your mercy:
firm, dependable, unwavering in grace,
no shifting shadow, no turning away.
Prayer
Keep my eyes on you, O God. You are constant even when I am a mess. Remind me what is important and give me life that is abundant in your love, shown to me in Christ Jesus. Amen.