Trust/Blessed. Scripture, reflection and prayer.

Psalm 115:9-15
People of Israel, trust in the LORD! 
He is your strength and shield. 
Aaron’s family, trust in the LORD! 
He is your strength and shield. 
Followers of the LORD, trust in the LORD! 
He is your strength and shield. 

The LORD remembers us. 
He will bless us. He will bless Israel. 
He will bless Aaron’s family. 
The LORD will bless his followers, great and small. 

 May the LORD give more and more to you and to your children. 
May you receive blessings from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Reflection. Trust in the LORD! The psalm really goes to town on this theme. Trust in the LORD. We are reminded that God is our strength and our shield.  And then even more than this, God 'remembers' us; literally 'has been mindful of us.' How comfortable a thought that is!  God is 'mindful' of me!

And, then, the psalmist reminds us that God is the God of blessing. May the LORD give us more and more, that is the psalmist's prayer for us; great and small.

Prayer. LORD, we trust in you. You have blessed us. You have kept us on your mind. We are bold to ask for more. In Jesus's name. Amen.