So today is the National Day of Prayer. And the theme for this year is Psalm 33:22:
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.
The girls and I read this psalm at breakfast; I read part of it at the girls' school today; we read the psalm from The Message after dinner.
And here's what I need to know: God's love is unfailing.
His love does not fail.
His love will not fail.
And here's the kicker...
His love cannot fail. Did you catch that? God's love can. not. fail. Period.
I need that today. Because there are some things I'm praying for that seem to be failing. I pray with all my heart. I trust God. I believe him. But it doesn't seem like anything is changing or getting better. In fact, things seem to be getting worse.
But God loves my dear friends. He loves them. And his love for them does not fail. It will not fail. It cannot fail.
I'm hanging on to this verse and share it with you. Cause I'm guessing someone else might want to hang on to it too:
Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace.
(2 Corinthians 4:16, The Message)
thank you sharing this. what a blessing it was for me to read this this evening.
Posted by: Amy Nabors | May 07, 2009 at 07:12 PM
Hanging on over here...
Fingernails clinging to the edge...
(I love The Message. It truly brings the Word alive to my heart.)
Posted by: Kimberly | May 07, 2009 at 07:13 PM
I love your blog Joanne, it's very important to me because I get so much inspiration, joy, and guidance from it every day. And please know I am praying for you to be blessed with all you stand in need of. I love the prayer in Jan Karon's books, the characters call it the prayer that never fails and they always pray it when things are the most dire. Their prayer truly is the prayer that never fails and it is something like this:
" Dear Heavenly Father, you know my every need and I pray for your help, and most of all I pray that your will be done."
Love, Barbara
Posted by: Barbara Watkins | May 07, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Thank you for sharing your comments. I enjoyed reading this morning prior to starting my work day. I will keep you in prayer. :)
Posted by: Meredith | May 08, 2009 at 03:04 AM
WOW...thanks...that's so right on for our family right now too!
Posted by: Bobbi | May 08, 2009 at 03:10 AM
Hey my friend...what a blessing this morning. I too, NEEDED this reminder.
I heard Dr. David Jeremiah say just this morning that a lot of women spend more time concerned with and working on the "outside" which WILL fade, rather than investing on the "inside" which will produce much fruit.
He used Proverbs 31:30 "Charm is deceitful and beauty is fading, but a woman who fears the Lord shall be praised."
You are a blessing!
Georgia Jan
Posted by: Jan Morton | May 08, 2009 at 05:54 AM
Wow....sometimes the Message sure does hit it home.
Posted by: Michelle | May 08, 2009 at 07:49 AM
Oh yeah, needed that. Especially after helping to do the math to know which of my co-workers we can't re-hire after the end of this school year. Really, really, really needed that one.
Peace,
Kim Feth
Apex, NC
Posted by: Kim Feth | May 08, 2009 at 03:46 PM
So glad you shared this. Needed this reminder so very much.
Posted by: The NON-Superwoman | May 08, 2009 at 08:26 PM