The Lord Will Not Abandon You

Acts of Worship
Learning to Pray

A Model for Prayer

Psalm 37:27-34  The Message

^27-28 Turn your back on evil,
    work for the good and don’t quit.
God loves this kind of thing,
    never turns away from his friends.

^28-29 Live this way and you’ve got it made,
    but bad eggs will be tossed out.
The good get planted on good land
    and put down healthy roots.

^30-31 Righteous chews on wisdom like a dog on a bone,
rolls virtue around on his tongue.
His heart pumps God’s Word like blood through his veins;
    his feet are as sure as a cat’s.

^32-33 Wicked sets a watch for Righteous,
he’s out for the kill.
God, alert, is also on watch—
    Wicked won’t hurt a hair of his head.

³⁴ Wait passionately for God,
don’t leave the path.
He’ll give you your place in the sun
    while you watch the wicked lose it.

 
For Reflection
You may abandon God, but, God will never abandon you!   Abandon evil.  Abandon the common place wisdom of the world.  Abandon fear. Abandon want.  Abandon self-determination. Abandon the wicked thought. 

Embrace God passionately,  Embrace God's promise.  Embrace God's will for your life.  Embrace righteousness.

Pray

that you will never abandon God.  Pray for the courage to face evil and laugh at its folly.  Pray that you will live a compassionate creative life in the hollow of God's hands.