Setting Down the Luggage
“O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good;
the steadfast love of the Lord endures forever!”
--Psalm 118:1
Life is meant for sharing, for giving and receiving gifts, for unwrapping new things and savoring the things we treasure. At this time of year we seem to understand this reality more than at any other. Today’s verse reminds us that the sharing, the giving and receiving, is a daily reality when we discover the steadfast love of God.
A few years ago I was privileged to unwrap a deck of cards. They are a bit different than the normal deck of cards. These cards are called “Comfort Cards,” a deck of 50 cards with powerful little statements from the pen of inspirational writer Max Lucado. Here is what one of the cards says:
“This morning, somewhere between your first step on the floor and your last step out of the door, you grabbed some luggage. The bags you grabbed are not made of leather; they’re made of burdens. A suitcase of guilt. A sack of discontent. A duffel bag of weariness. Set them down.”
We know that steadfast love is ready to embrace us today. So, friends, set down all of the baggage, walk away from it and know that you are loved with an enduring, forever embrace.
Prayer: God of today, accept my thanks for your embrace I pray. Amen.
--Ben Keckler
12.17.09
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