Draining

"In the beginning you made the earth, and your hands made the skies," Psalm 102:25.

And they will be destroyed. They will wear away just like old clothes do. And it is you, O God, You!, who will change them out and throw them away as old rags.

But you, O Lord, you yourself will remain. You never change. Your life will never end. So we place our trust fully in you, O God. Not in the things of this world. So our children will live in your presence. Their children will remain with you. People who are not yet born will praise you, dear Father! From your high, holy place you looked down on our misery. You heard our prayers. And you did not reject us. You set us free. Praise you!

We join in with a brother or sister today to encourage life in God's liberation. And, together, we give thanks to him who bears us through this draining world into his own eternal presence.