Daily Bread 6.1.20

By June 1, 2020Daily Bread

Good morning! I hope this day finds you and your family well, and I want you to know that you are in my prayers daily during this difficult time.

I invite you to take a few moments with me to reflect on today’s Upper Room Devotional below — as well as on the theology woven into “It is well with my soul.”

Special thanks to Peggy Graff and her guests for providing this uplifting and inspiring addition to us in her Hymn-a-Day May series. I pray that these paired daily selections will uplift your spirits and feed your soul as much as it does mine.

Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 145
The Greatness and the Goodness of God
Praise. Of David.

I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you,
and praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall laud your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
The might of your awesome deeds shall be proclaimed,
and I will declare your greatness.
They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness,
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Psalm 145 is a wonderfully majestic hymn of praise.  I encourage you to slow down and meditate on each line of the Psalm.  The concluding verse sings of God’s mercy, grace, and love:  “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

This Psalm has been set to music many times down through the centuries.  Here are links to three very different versions:

Gospel Choir

Michael Dodds, Choral Symphony on Psalm 145 (I Will Exalt You, My God the King), premiere performance, Centenary United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem NC, 3 November 2013.

Psalm 145, Chichester Cathedral Choir – The Complete Psalms of David, Series 2, Vol. 10

Thank you for sharing this early moment of your day with me, with God, and with the words and music that I hope you will carry with you throughout the coming day and night.

I am so grateful for you, for our church, and for the Love that will see us all through this very difficult time. Please stay safe and well and we’ll be together again in spirit tomorrow morning!

Grace and Peace,


Dr. Tim Bruster
Senior Pastor

Here’s more about this passage of scripture via Upper Room devotionals:

“I AM STILL HERE”

I am a child of God.

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