September 5th Reflection - Known - by Bill Lynch

Psalm 139:1–6, 13–18
O Lord, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.
You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it.

For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed.
How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
I try to count them—they are more than the sand; I come to the end—I am still with you.

Reflection
Lord, I can't go anywhere without you.
When I turn and run away, you are there.
You are with me even when I think you're not.
You have always been present since before my flesh was formed.

Wonderful is your presence to me each day.
You lead and guide and comfort me along the way.
You know my steps before I take them.
And when I stumble, you are there to pick me up.

How secure you make me feel.
Your Love is overflowing in my heart.
Your compassion and understanding never cease.
Thanks for being my partner in life.

Lord, you show wonderful, supernatural powers to all.
I look at the heavens and rejoice in your handiwork.
I gaze from the mountain at the intricacies of the earth.
Your power and wisdom and might surround me all the day.

Yet, you know my inward parts by heart.
You know my thoughts and see my soul.
You cultivate my faith with love and hope.
You are intimately close to me each moment.

Your knowledge of me is my love for you.
Your constant presence is my hearts desire.
For you are my Savior, my Redeemer, my God.
I give my praise to you with all my life.

Prayer
God, you are with me even in my absence. You are there in the good and the tough times. Thank you my Savior! Thank you my God! May I be as near to you as you are to me... today... tomorrow... and forever. --- Amen