He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:2-3)

Lord,

Even in this time of social distancing, uncertainty about when we’ll return to “normal,” and having to adapt the way we go about our daily lives, one thing remains the same: You are God, You are good, and You care for us as our Good Shepherd. We shall not want; we have all that we need.

You make us lie down in green pastures. You bring us to the good places of rest. How can we rest? We need safe places. We need to not fear. You are our safe place. If all around us may be threatened, we rest secure because we know our future sure, good, better than anything we face here, if we belong to Christ. We need not fear, because You, the mighty God of the universe, are with us, watching over us, helping us, loving us. So we can lay our heads down at night and sleep, we can go through our days at peace because You provide rest.

You lead us beside still waters. We can drink deep and be satisfied. Even in these times when we might wonder what our supply chain might look like, when we’re hungry for a life more satisfying than what we have now, we look up and we see You, the source of living water, the source of life. Satisfy us with Your love, with Your goodness. As we look to and see and savour You, satisfy us, so that even as we face these trying times, we have a deep soul satisfaction.

You restore our souls. You restore life. You have brought us back to Yourself in Christ, bringing us from death and separation from You because of our sin to new life, reconciliation with You. You have come to bring life and life abundantly. Helpless on our own, You are the One who brings us to life. Helpless, needy, we all, but by Your grace and might, You have brought us to life - that is what You have done - and You sustain us. Sustain us even now, Lord.

You lead us in paths of righteousness. You are the source of wisdom. The way that might seem right to us on our own leads to our destruction. How we need Your wisdom and guidance - and how You delight to give it! So in these uncertain times, as we figure out on the fly what our lives look like, what the future might look like, how we need Your guidance all the more. So lead us aright, Lord; lead us in honouring You in all things.

Thank You, Father, that You do provide everything we need.
Thank You for Your great love for us.
We look to You,
We trust in You,
We love You,
Our God.

In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

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