Psalm 3 Psaumes 3
Genèse 40 Galates 3. 1-14 Jean 4. 27- 42
“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.” Psalm 3:5
<<Je me couche et m'endors l'esprit serin; je me réveille en pax car l'Eternal est mon soutien.>> Psaumes 3. 6
Morning Mercy
A friendly elderly man stepped into my taxi, about ten years ago in Holland. We had a long conversation during the ride, most of which has settled itself in the unretrievable depths of memory. However, one thing he said stood out and I still remember it now. He said, “Your generation is very different from mine. What we have been through, during the war, you cannot comprehend. You young people have all the comforts you need and will never feel what it is like to live in real hunger and fear, as we did, on this very soil.” He said these things kindly, without any bitterness. This thought, of what horrors took place in my own country not all that long ago, has become something I carry with me. And sometimes it hits me: I am alive! My loved ones are alive. I lay down last night to submit myself to dark unconsciousness for another night, and yet here I am again, awake, alive and well. This is pure grace. He who set my heart to the beat of his love keeps it beating. And beating and beating and beating. Every day that we live in safety, every day that is added unto our lives, whether young or old, is pure blessing. Let’s stop and thank the Giver of life for this great mercy.
Morning mercy.
Sara Mäkipää
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