MAGGIES

by Pastor Karen Runjo

This morning I heard the magpies come and sing their sweet, shrill song as they rejoice in the freshness of a new dawn. Sometimes they come near and ask for food, having already drank or bathed in the water of the roof gutters. They revel in the simple life – a new morning, food, water… The simple things bring a song to their mouth.

Psalm 100 “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations”.

PRAYER THOUGHT:

Let a song of praise rise in your heart today; fill your mouth with praise for God’s goodness and the simple things of life. Sing a new – or old – song to the Lord today.