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Psalm 136:1-9

The Message

    Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits.
   Thank the God of all gods,
      His love never quits.
   Thank the Lord of all lords.
      His love never quits.

 ^4-22 Thank the miracle-working God,
      His love never quits.
   The God whose skill formed the cosmos,
      His love never quits.
   The God who laid out earth on ocean foundations,
      His love never quits.
   The God who filled the skies with light,
      His love never quits.
   The sun to watch over the day,
      His love never quits.
   Moon and stars as guardians of the night,
      His love never quits.
   The God who struck down the Egyptian firstborn,
      His love never quits.
   And rescued Israel from Egypt's oppression,
      His love never quits.
   Took Israel in hand with his powerful hand,
      His love never quits.
   Split the Red Sea right in half,
      His love never quits.
   Led Israel right through the middle,
      His love never quits.
   Dumped Pharaoh and his army in the sea,
      His love never quits.
   The God who marched his people through the desert,
      His love never quits.
   Smashed huge kingdoms right and left,
      His love never quits.
   Struck down the famous kings,
      His love never quits.
   Struck Sihon the Amorite king,
      His love never quits.
   Struck Og the Bashanite king,
      His love never quits.
   Then distributed their land as booty,
      His love never quits.
   Handed the land over to Israel.
      His love never quits. 

For Reflection 

There is a lot of talk these days about the reduction in numbers of Christian churches and their inability to attract new believers.  Perhaps it is time to remember that God is not the church. It is time to remember that He is alive in the world in spite of the church.  His hand is always active.  His love never quits.  The attraction to God is not tied up in the latest multi-media flash or the most inspirational preacher.  God calls us all to be obedient to his word.  He call all of us to engage the world in humility, to offer God's hospitality, to work for justice and to work toward the reconciliation of human kind to God and to each other.

Mark Hinds wrote recently, "Ministry is not about saving the church; ministry is about serving the Gospel and God's people to the point of institutional death trusting that God will resurrect the body in some new way, which is beyond anything we can imagine." 

Pray

earnestly for the church.  Pray that each believer will be obedient to God's will.  Pray that all believers will match their belief with the courage to act toward reconciliation in love and justice.