Bless the Lord (Psalm 103:1)

Saturday and Sunday for God Pause's Devotion has the writer talk about hymns because hymns are a big part of our Lutheran heritage.  The devotional staff gives you a big list of hymns to choose from.  So the next two devotions will be how I see these hymns in the lens of Easter.

"Bless the Lord, O My Soul" (WOV 798)

Bless the Lord, O my soul;
bless the Lord, O my soul;
and all that is within me
bless God's holy name.

Text: Psalm 103:1

As we think about how Easter changes how we live in the world, this is a good hymn to memorize because it invites us to see the world in a new way. It invites us to ask some very important questions about how we live our daily lives. What does it mean to bless the Lord? What would it mean to take everything we are, everything we own, and everything we hope to be and use it to respond to the message of Easter? How would our lives be different? How would our world be different?

It might seem like a daunting task at first, but real change is made one small step at a time. I challenge you this week to make one small change that will bring you closer to living out the Easter message. How will you bless the Lord this day? 

Awesome God, you have blessed us with so much in our lives. Help us to live with generosity and gratitude so that others may know your grace. Amen.