Monday, February 15, 2016

Reading: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16

Psalm 91:2 “Say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.’”

            Every human community seeks out at least two key qualities in choosing its location for settlement: the ability to see trouble coming from a distance, whether in the form of whirlwinds or invaders, and shelter from trouble. In a land of exposed rocky hills, how important to have refuge. In a land repeatedly overrun from the south, from the east, from the north, how important to have a fortress. In lives exposed to cruelty and intolerance, how important to have refuge. In lives overrun by illness, death, tragedy, how important to have a fortress. Jesus survived his forty days in the wilderness, because his spirit was sheltered by God the refuge, God the fortress. “If God is for us, who is against us?’ (Romans 8:31).

O God of the desert, you are our refuge and our fortress. You are our God in whom we trust. Amen

·       Pray for someone in need of refuge.