Today is the third day after Pentecost Sunday.
 
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace through the power of the Holy Spirit. 
 
Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”    
 
Today’s reading is from Psalm 104.  
 

      How many are your works, LORD!  
         In wisdom you made them all;  
         the earth is full of your creatures.  
      There is the sea, vast and spacious,  
         teeming with creatures beyond number—  
         living things both large and small. 
      All creatures look to you  
         to give them their food at the proper time.  
      When you give it to them,  
         they gather it up;  
         when you open your hand,  
         they are satisfied with good things.  
      When you hide your face,  
         they are terrified;  
         when you take away their breath,  
         they die and return to the dust.  
      When you send your Spirit,  
         they are created,  
         and you renew the face of the ground.  
       May the glory of the LORD endure forever;  
         may the LORD rejoice in his works—  
      he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,  
         who touches the mountains, and they smoke.  
       I will sing to the LORD all my life;  
         I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.  
      May my meditation be pleasing to him,  
         as I rejoice in the LORD.  


The Psalmist says “All creatures look to you to give them their food in the proper time.” As you come to prayer today, remember that God provides for all living things. Are there areas of provision you are worried about today? Are there places where you doubt God’s goodness to provide for you? Bring those areas of care and concern to the Lord.  
   
Often times our lives are full of worry and anxiety about practical needs: medical bills, work issues, housing frustrations. God is our provider, and the Psalmist says he opens his hand to us. As you listen to the passage again, consider how wonderful and powerful and gracious God is as he provides for your needs. 
   
As we end your time of prayer today, thank God for His provision in your life. Consider how God has specifically provided for you. Thank him for the things that you often take for granted. As you go about your day, be diligent to recall that every good and perfect gift comes from your Father in heaven.

Lord God, Almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do, direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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