The 89th Psalm:
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. For I
have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou
establish in the very heavens.
Lord, we love to
sing of your mercies in this gathering. You are indeed faithful to all generations,
from Adam down to the infant born this very morning. You have given your Word on
the cross and in the Scriptures, and we are to spread that good news as far as
we can. So first we thank you for an organization doing just that: Huguenot
Heritage, for Francis Foucachon and the other members of that organization,
working to bring your mercy to French-speaking lands. We ask that you bless
their work with startling success and bring your wonderful covenant to even
more of your chosen.
But evangelism is
not the only method you have chosen to build up David’s throne. You have sworn
to establish it “for all generations”—and in order to have those generations,
you must grant us new ones to replace the old. And godly generations are most
numerous when they are the fruit of godly marriages. So thank you for our
marriages here at King’s Cross. In a Western world where most have never even seen
constant, day-to-day faithfulness lived out between a man and a woman, you have
made us abound in it. We do not thank you enough for that. So when our spouse
delights—or frustrates—us this week, remind us to praise your wonders in
marriage.
We bless your
faithfulness to the congregations of the saints. Who can compare with it? Particularly
we bring before you Covenant Presbyterian Church of Alberta, Canada, and their pastor
Chris Cousine. We are grateful that lockdowns gave them the spark to gather
together—establish their lampstand firmly.
And in all our
other, unspoken blessings, help us to fear you as we ought, and not grow in
easy contempt through out closeness.
Amen.
Thanksgivings, King's Cross May 26th, A.D. 2024
