June 3rd Reflection by Bill Lynch

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
O Lord, how manifold are your works!
   In wisdom you have made them all;
   the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
   creeping things innumerable are there,
   living things both small and great.
There go the ships,
   and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.

These all look to you
   to give them their food in due season;
when you give to them, they gather it up;
   when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
   when you take away their breath, they die
   and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created;
   and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the Lord endure for ever;
   may the Lord rejoice in his works—
who looks on the earth and it trembles,
   who touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
   I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
   for I rejoice in the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
   and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.

Praise the Lord!

Reflection
Lord, face me and see the world in which you have set me.
   For your face is glorious and mighty and loving to all you create.
You are our life source, our provider, our Creator.
   In you alone do all the creatures of the earth sing a song of praise.

I listen and hear the babble of the water in the brook.
   And then I notice the singing of the birds in the trees.
Listen! There is a crackle of the twig as one of your creatures move.
   Lord, all you have created moves and breathes by your wondrous power.

I see the height of the mountain and view the scenery.
   It seems the hills fade into eternity with new growth and life.
Your creation moves and breathes in the provisions you have given.
   I can smell your breath as I walk along paths you provide.

Your creation is awesome in wonder beyond imagination.
   I look to the sea and there is such a variety of life.
Deep in the earth, I witness numerous types of insects.
   Yet, at night I look up to the sky and see infinite speckles of light.

Yes, you have time to love your people back into your graces.
   You lift up the fallen and rescue the sinner.
You have become flesh and join us in this wondrous life that you give.
   All power and honor and glory to you.

Praise to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
   Glory to all of your majesty sings throughout the earth.
Let the heavens rejoice and the sea roar with deep joy.
   For the Creator is Love and Life and Salvation.

Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePYDvCAI4CQ

Prayer
Lord, open all of my senses this day to revel in the imagination you have put into all of creation. Let me rejoice in the variety of life before my eyes. Open my spirit to an attitude of thankful praise for all you have done... today... tomorrow... and forever. --- Amen