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THURSDAY, June 18 (Bernard Mizeki)
Psalm 34. Taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.
My husband was not a man of faith, and when we wed forty-five years ago I renounced my own. For twenty-five years I considered myself in control, and lived in fear. Then one day, wanting something for which I needed outside help, I dusted off my faith, returned to church, and of course found God waiting for me.
What does the Lord taste like? He is the comfort food of companionship. Two years ago my husband died, and last year my mother. My grandchildren grow in independence. But as widow, orphan, or downsized nana, I am never alone.
God is the sweetness of unconditional love. When I get down on myself for (so often) falling short of the mark, God lifts me up, reassuring me that I am still his beloved child in whom he is well pleased.
God is the bitter greens of spiritual health, encouraging me with his word to grow beyond ego into maturity in Christ. He is the promised living water, renewing my energy when I turn to him.
How does the Lord taste to you? Blessed, truly blessed, are those who take refuge in him.
PRAY for the Diocese of Coventry (Canterbury, England)
Ps [83] * 85, 86; 1 Samuel 2:27-36; Acts 2:22-36; Luke 20:41-21:4
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