A Wise Investment
"Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. Thus I will bless you while I live; I will lift up my hands in your name." Psalm 63:3-4
There are a number of things in life that we invest our time, resources, and ultimately ourselves into. Years of study toward an education, a few hours' wages into a date with a prospective companion, or endless physical exertion into a rigorous workout routine: all investments with an expected return.
Often I've found my own quests for love and meaning take the form of such investments, requiring seemingly endless sacrifice and struggle in hopes that such would yield a lasting friendship or a rival's respect. The words of the Psalmist throw into stark contrast the love he knows as God's love which we too often reap as the reward for our investments. Regardless of personal circumstances or of past failures, it is God's love for humanity, his kindness toward his children, in which we should find our joy and meaning. May we be content to find his loving kindness, unearned and undeserved, better than life itself.
Chuck Peek
Prayer: Merciful Father, thank you for your love, made all the more perfect in my imperfections. May its place in my life be so prominent that it brings you praise. Amen.
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