In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus says, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains” (Mark 13:8). When those things make us afraid, Psalm 93 gives us encouragement to stand firm.
May the Lord bless you as you receive his word.
The Lord rules.
He puts on majesty as if it were clothes.
The Lord puts on majesty and strength.
Indeed, the world has been set in place. It is firm and secure.
Lord, you began to rule a long time ago. You have always existed.
Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice.
They have lifted up their pounding waves.
But Lord, you are more powerful than the roar of the ocean.
You are stronger than the waves of the sea.
Lord, you are powerful in heaven.
Your laws do not change, Lord.
Your temple will be holy
for all time to come.
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
As you journey on, go with his blessing:
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping, that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep rest in his peace. May Almighty God bless, preserve, and keep us, this day and forevermore. Amen.