Day 40 - Psalm 118

"Love and toes"...what? "Love and toes." I'm sure Ryan was frustrated with Melissa and I. Why didn't we understand? Were we not listening? He said it again, as clearly as before..."love and toes". When Ryan, our oldest, was two years old one of his favorite songs was "His love endures forever." When he would ask us to play that song, Melissa and I heard "love and toes". Yes, it was cute...but likely frustrating for Ryan.

Just being who we are, some lessons need to be repeated. For me...math. Ugh. For Melissa and I, we needed to hear Ryan's message several times before we got it. We're not prone to learn vicariously (through someone else's experiences). Convinced of our own mettle, we strike out on our own...often only to, well, strike out. Some times we just need to hear things more than once for them to really sink in. Thank you, David.

In the 118th Psalm David delivers a chorus that we all need to hear...need to be reminded of. "His mercy endureth forever", "His lovingkindness is everlasting", "His faithful love endures forever". There's no splittin' hairs here. This is one of those "y'aint movin that one" stones. And how great a reminder being offered as a chorus...His faithful love endures forever.

Though the pillars of the earth shake...His love endures forever. 

When floods rise, when stocks fall, when disaster strikes on the other side of the world or right here at home...His love endures forever. 

When we celebrate new life, new jobs (that'd be me), or new found hope...His love endures forever. 

No depth, no height, no distance...no trial or tribulation...no short-lived success...no experience of this life changes who He is. The God we serve is greater than time or space, greater than any powers (yes, even Superman)...and He is unchanging. His love endures forever.

And in case you missed it...His faithful love endures forever. Amen.

- submitted by Norm Melissa Wilson