Praying Psalm 126
by Pastor Mark Lieschke
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The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced (Psalm 126:3).
Read Psalm 126
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.
Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them’.
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev.
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
Let us begin the day by rejoicing!
Let us acknowledge our Lord’s love and concern and allow our bodies to break forth into happy hilarity!
The Lord has done such wonderful things for us.
Let us be glad!
The day before us is uncertain.
We know not what we will encounter on our way.
While we rejoice with those who rejoice,
We shall also weep with those who suffer.
While we may be surprised by joy,
We may also pass through corridors of darkness.
Wherever we go, we go forth as sons and daughters of the living God.
And we go forth to touch the lives of people with his healing love.
O Lord, we confess we have not always rejoiced in your gifts. We have not always trusted in you completely. We have not lived as your children and servants. We have often put ourselves ahead of you and others. We have focused on the weeping and failed to live the joyful, abundant life to which you have called us. Please forgive us these and all our sins for Jesus’ sake and enable us by your mercy and the power of your Holy Spirit to be joyful, knowing we are yours, now and forever. Amen.
Mark Lieschke is a retired pastor living on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. He served in parishes in Adelaide, Palmerston North and Marton (New Zealand), and Wagga Wagga (school and congregation), before being elected as bishop of the NSW District of the LCANZ. He and Meredith have four children (two live in Canada) and two grandchildren. Mark enjoys spending time with family and friends, travelling, walking on the beach and resting.
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