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Today's eDevotional

for Saturday May 17, 2008

Text for the Day -- Psalm 104:24-30
O LORD, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
creeping things innumerable are there,
living things both small and great.
There go the ships,
and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.

These all look to you
to give them their food in due season;
when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created;
and you renew the face of the ground.

Devotional
Psalm 104 is a great creation psalm that lauds God for not only creating the wonderful creatures of the earth, but also sustaining them continuously with food and delight. God also blesses the creatures and all creation with the Spirit that creates afresh and renews the face of the earth. Celebrate God's gift that surrounds you and bless it with care and good sense.

Prayer
Thank you, Lord, for sharing the abundance of the earth with us and sustaining our lives and the lives of all creatures. Amen

Richard Beckmen, executive editor of eDevotionals and Announcements is a Lutheran pastor and writes about prayer and spirituality. He is author of A Beginners Guide to Prayer, Praying for Wholeness and Healing, and has developed a daily devotional program for married couples.

Scripture quotation is from the NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION of the Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved.