February 14
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PSALM 118
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
23 This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar!
28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you.
29 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
– Psalm 118:19-29
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PSALM 118 BE AWED AND BE DELIGHTED WITH GOD’S GOODNESS!
A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
Acknowledge the Lord our Maker, who made heaven, earth and human beings
He fashioned every person in his own likeness so man can be perfected in him
He was pleased at every created thing he decided to bring to completion
With mankind, he was very delighted; he can now have relations with them
Just as Adam was thrilled to finally have a helper and partner in Eve
So was God very pleased to have to live with humans daily in paradise.
The Lord God provided for all the things that every man needed
He expected faithful devotion from the very people he created
Every day that the sun shines, we are reminded of God’s faithfulness
Each morning when we see the dawn breaks, let’s be full of thankfulness
At the end of day, when we see twilight, let us be awed by God’s goodness
Never forget to thank the Lord for sharing God’s delight in his created likeness.
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REFLECTION
• How can we show gratitude to God as we behold his entire creation?