Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
The LORD is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.
(ESV)
—Psalm 103:1-14
by: Susan Bond.
His crown was thorns; mine is love and compassion. Every day is new; every moment is new. “Carpe diem”—seize the day! The One who created this day and created me has swept away my sins and given me a clean path on which to walk. This path is strewn with fragrant promises and true treasures. Paradoxically, with each one I find and take hold of, my step is lighter until I am fairly flying in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. Well-intended earthlings may call, “Come back to earth.” I say, “Not a chance!” (See Philippians 4:4-8; Ephesians 2:4-10; 3:14-21; and 2 Corinthians 1:20-22; 2:14)