Reading: Psalm 51:1-10
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment. Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me. You desire truth in the inward being; therefor teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Reflection Reading these verses from Psalm 51 and looking back over the summer of 2022, I am reminded of the theme of Mount Luther’s camp season – Boundless: God Beyond Measure. Psalm 51 sums it up quite well speaking of God’s boundless goodness, love, welcome, forgiveness and generosity: Goodness – Let me hear joy and gladness... Love - ...your steadfast love Welcome – Wash me...cleanse me Forgiveness - ...according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions Generosity - ...put a new and right spirit within me While summer days come to an end, the lessons we learned at Camp Mount Luther are boundless. Thanks be to God! --Ruth Gates Prayer: Read Psalm 51:1-10 again as a prayer.
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