Today’s Scripture:

Psalm 114

When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back.

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Why is it, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

Food For Thought:

In this Psalm, the Psalmist talks about trembling before the Lord. Have you ever trembled before the Lord? Have you ever felt God’s presence so palpably? If so, think about this experience today.

Prayer:

Mighty God,
 in whom we know the power of redemption,
 you stand among us in the shadows of our time.
 As we move through every sorrow and trial of this life,
 uphold us with knowledge of the final morning
 when, in the glorious presence of your risen Son, 
we will share in his resurrection,
 redeemed and restored to the fullness of life 
and forever freed to be your people. Amen.