March 23, 2009

Read Psalm 89:1-18

I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, forever;
With my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.
I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
Your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.—Psalm 89:1-2

When I was younger, I remember hearing a bible story about a man proclaiming all the good deeds he had done in God's name. My teacher told me that the important point was to do the good deeds, but to also do it with no hope of ever being recognized for it. As a kid, I thought that was ridiculous. No one did something for nothing, until one day I noticed some trash that a driver had thrown from his car. Without even thinking about it I picked it up and threw it away. No one ever said thank you, but I felt 10 feet tall. I had helped and was part of a special team. I imagine singing God's steadfast love forever with deeds that are loud, but with proclamations untold. Visualize a world where everyone acts daily in small ways to make the world a better place just for the pure joy of it.

Dear God, may I be presented with a small opportunity to make the world a better place and may that magnify into a chain of events with unimaginable results. Amen.

Becky Foster is the Director of Children’s Ministry at the Gathering.