The Psalm appointed for today is Psalm 18:
I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
so I shall be saved from my enemies.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the torrents of perdition assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
He bowed the heavens, and came down;
thick darkness was under his feet.
He rode on a cherub, and flew;
he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his covering around him,
his canopy thick clouds dark with water.
Out of the brightness before him
there broke through his clouds
hailstones and coals of fire.
The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his voice.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
Then the channels of the sea were seen,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your rebuke, O Lord,
at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
He reached down from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of mighty waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
and from those who hated me;
for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity;
but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into a broad place;
he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. (Ps. 18: 1-20).
Notice how the Psalmist starts with an expression of love for God. Sometimes you and I forget to tell God that we love Him. God is always faithful to us, and sends His Holy Spirit to be with us in good times and in bad. God is our rock and our fortress in whom we find refuge. God is our light leading us from the depths of darkness. God is our rescuer and deliverer. Let us start of our with a declaration of love for God.
Let us pray: Loving Father, we thank You for Your boundless love for us, Your children especially as expressed in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Send Your Holy Spirit to enable us to shout out to the world our love for You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Mother’s Day is this Sunday.
S.A.S.S. meets every Thursday at 6 p.m.
We have several sons and daughters of our Church Community of St. Augustine who will be graduating. We will honor our graduates at the Sunday Eucharist on 22 May 2011.
Please remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially the victims of the storms in the Southeastern United States, Liz Mack, Pat Tate and the family of Robyn Bishop.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
so I shall be saved from my enemies.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the torrents of perdition assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
He bowed the heavens, and came down;
thick darkness was under his feet.
He rode on a cherub, and flew;
he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his covering around him,
his canopy thick clouds dark with water.
Out of the brightness before him
there broke through his clouds
hailstones and coals of fire.
The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his voice.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
Then the channels of the sea were seen,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your rebuke, O Lord,
at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
He reached down from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of mighty waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
and from those who hated me;
for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity;
but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into a broad place;
he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me. (Ps. 18: 1-20).
Notice how the Psalmist starts with an expression of love for God. Sometimes you and I forget to tell God that we love Him. God is always faithful to us, and sends His Holy Spirit to be with us in good times and in bad. God is our rock and our fortress in whom we find refuge. God is our light leading us from the depths of darkness. God is our rescuer and deliverer. Let us start of our with a declaration of love for God.
Let us pray: Loving Father, we thank You for Your boundless love for us, Your children especially as expressed in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Send Your Holy Spirit to enable us to shout out to the world our love for You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Mother’s Day is this Sunday.
S.A.S.S. meets every Thursday at 6 p.m.
We have several sons and daughters of our Church Community of St. Augustine who will be graduating. We will honor our graduates at the Sunday Eucharist on 22 May 2011.
Please remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially the victims of the storms in the Southeastern United States, Liz Mack, Pat Tate and the family of Robyn Bishop.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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