Psalm 90:1-8
1 Lord, you have been our refuge
from one generation to another.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born,
from age to age you are God.
3 You turn us back to the dust and say,
“Turn back, O children of earth.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past
and like a watch in the night;
5 you sweep them away like a dream,
they fade away suddenly like the grass:
6 in the morning it is green and flourishes;
in the evening it is dried up and withered.
7 For we are consumed by your anger;
we are afraid because of your wrath.
8 Our iniquities you have set before you,
and our secret sins in the light of your countenance.
I remember hearing so much as a child from older generations how quickly the time of life goes by…and I never believe it until I became an adult and experienced the same phenomenon.
Psalm 90 reminds us how inconsequential our brief time on this earth may seem to the vast amount of time God has been at work in the world. It is the age-old reminder about the value of living in the moment now because we never know when that moment will be over. Not just for the sake of enjoying the ride while we are on it, but so we can take every advantage to take part in God’s amazing mission here and now.
Not because we have to, but because we can. We are called to respond to God’s grace with grace, for our neighbors, for our enemies, for ourselves. When we step into such work without judgment, set our short-comings, our sins, before God and trust in the amazing gift God has given of redemption.
Pr. Kyle
Merciful Maker, when we feel the rush of life passing us by, remind us of our importance in the work of your kingdom witness in whatever time we have on this earth. Amen.