Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.” vss. 8-9
Psalm 66:1-9
The temple worshipers in Jerusalem had a pretty good sense of their own history. They remembered all the remarkable and miraculous events that had taken place, and they realized that it was only by the grace of God that they had survived as a people. So, it’s not at all surprising that as they gathered in the temple, both as a group and as individuals, almost all their prayers were prefaced with songs of thanksgiving and praise. They knew they had much to be grateful for. When we take the time to consider our own stories, we understand that our presence in this world currently is a spectacular miracle. As we trace our lineage back through the centuries, we realize that we’re the children of survivors. Our ancestors came through the Great Plague unscathed. They survived the Thirty Years War, the Hundred Years War, and all the devastating wars of the Twentieth Century. Somehow, they made it through influenza, malaria, yellow fever, polio, and smallpox. At any point in the past thousands of years if even one of the people in our family’s lineage had died, we would not exist. That’s the incredible reality that we live with, and that is why each of our days deserves to begin with a prayer of thanksgiving. Against all odds we have been kept among the living! Praise God!
Thought for the Day: How has my genetic code been a blessing?
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