St. Paul’s Cycle of Prayer – Thursday – The people of Bondeau, Haiti, especially Pere Phanord, the school teachers and medical clinic volunteers, for our Cursillo community.
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From Psalm 37:
4Take delight in the LORD, *
and he shall give you your heart’s desire.
5Commit your way to the LORD and put your trust in him, *
and he will bring it to pass.
I used that text in giving the Baccalaureate address for my oldest daughter’s graduating class at her high school. Hard to believe it was 12 years ago! While I am sure (if they were listening) those in the audience liked the “God will give you your heart’s desire” part, what I tried to zero in on was the “Take delight in the Lord” phrase which precedes it. It looks to me like a cause and effect.
How do we take delight in the Lord? What do you think? I think once we figure that part out, then our heart’s desire might shift, shift to something the Lord would love to give us. And sorry Creflo Dollar and other Prosperity Gospel preachers, it has nothing to do with material things.
Today I am praying about how to delight in the Lord, more and more each day.
Great question. For me it is finding joy in everything we do.