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October 6 - Psalm 85 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello, friends. It is Sean.
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  Here it is Friday and you are oh so clever.
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  You have made it through another week.
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  Why do I say clever? I don't know why I say clever.
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  You, you have done well. In fact, you've survived.
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  You are a survivor, as here we are on a Friday.
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  This is my last day of work before a holiday, so I am
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  feeling rather marvelous. In fact, I think I'll feel even
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  more marvelous next week. But anticipation is a lovely
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  thing, and I am in the thick of it.
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  And I hope that you are in anticipation as the weekend lies
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  tantalizingly before you, and everything that hopefully gets
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  to come with their will include some restoration, some time for
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  you where you can do some of the things that you love in the
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  midst of all the busyness of being a productive human being.
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  Thank you for taking out some time, inviting me into your day
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  so that you and I can read a Psalm, which is what we do on
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  Fridays. And today's Psalm is for the
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  choir director, a Psalm of the descendants of Cora.
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  Yes, this is another one of those ones.
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  For the descendants of Korra. This is a lament Psalm, as the
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  writer laments, hoping that God will help them at some point in
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  the future. So let us draw together our
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  hearts, our minds, and our ears as we are attentive to His
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  message in Psalm 85. Lord, you poured out blessings
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  on your land. You restored the fortunes of
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  Israel. You forgave the guilt of your
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  people. Yes, you covered all their sins.
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  You held back your fury. You kept back your blazing
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  anger. Now restore us again of God of
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  our salvation. Put aside your anger against us
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  once more. Will you be angry with us
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  always? Will you prolong your wrath to
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  all generations? Won't you revive us again so
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  your people can rejoice in you? Show us your unfailing love, O
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  Lord, and grant us your salvation.
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  I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, for He
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  speaks peace to His faithful people.
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  But let them not return to their foolish ways.
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  Surely his salvation is near to those who fear Him, So our land
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  will be filled with His glory Unfailing.
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  Love and truth have met together.
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  Righteousness and peace have kissed.
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  Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down
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  from heaven. Yes, the Lord pours down His
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  blessings. Our land will yield its
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  bountiful harvest. Righteousness goes as a herald
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  before him, preparing the way for his steps.
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  Thank you for the faithfulness of the Psalmist, that even
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  though they cannot see your hand at work, they know that they
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  that we are part of a much bigger story, a story in which
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  you are a God of provision, forgiveness, and sovereignty.
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  Help us always to place ourselves not in a moment of
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  despair, but in the larger narrative that is dominated by
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  your grace and your provision. You are a great big God.
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  And we thank you for your word that tells the story of you
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  walking beside humanity. Thank you that today, as we go
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  about our Fridays, that today is no different from anyone of
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  those thousands of years of days encapsulated in the biblical
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  text. Thank you for your company.
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  Thank you for engaging with us in our lives.
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  We just worship you, our sovereign God, and we are so
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  grateful that you are here with us today.
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  We love you and it's in your name we pray Jesus.
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  Amen.