December 21
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PSALM 90 NUMBER YOUR DAYS TO HAVE A HEART OF WISDOM
9 For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
10 The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11 Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?
12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
and for as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
– Psalm 90:9-17
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A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
O Lord, remind us constantly how life is fleeting
You have given us about seventy to eighty years to live
We get enmeshed with the world and forget how short it is
We allow complacency and procrastination to rule us quickly.
Help us to number our days so we can count all our blessings
Grant us humility always as we go through our lives daily
Make us thankful constantly for whatever we have currently
Give us a heart of compassion and wisdom constantly.
Cloak us with favor and protection while we face our daily battles
Help us to face our daily sufferings and help us to endure always
Keep our eyes focused on the destination that is eternal
Make us prioritize the life to come rather than what is on earth.
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REFLECTION
• How can numbering our days lead us to a heart of wisdom as this psalm says?