A prayer to embrace and enjoy life by Meg Bucker, read by Leah Martin.

May the Lord bless you from Zion.

May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. May you live to see your children's children.

Peace beyond Israel. Psalm 128 5 through 6. In today's ever-changing status quo, I began starting my day thanking God for waking me to breathe,

unsure of his purpose and exact plan for each day, or why everything in the world

we live in seems to be immensely chaotic.

I do know that if God has awakened me for another day there is a purpose for it.

How often do we take a moment to embrace and enjoy the gift of another day before diving

into our newsreels and social media feeds?

The expositors Bible commentary unpacked Psalm 128 like this.

God's blessing goes with his people everywhere, even when they're not in Jerusalem.

For the NT people of God's even when they're not in Jerusalem.

For the NT people of God, the blessing of God is on all those who are indwelled by his Holy Spirit.

We often get caught up in our culture's way of calculating a successful life in achievements and possessions, forgetting to embrace the literal breath of everyday life. What if we approached every day with a

grateful heart for the breath in our lungs? Instead of striving for what we think will make us happy, can we embrace

the joy God offers us in Christ to sustain us.

Christ died for us to live life to the full,

not to live in fear over what each day will bring.

The world has always been turned on. over what each day will bring.

The world has always been turned on its head.

Until Christ returns to set it right,

rooting our hope in him allows us to embrace and enjoy life.

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