PrayerBits
A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church
Monday
Scripture lesson: Psalm 126 “reap with shouts of joy”
Time to reflect: “The watercourse of the Negeb” are deep ravines that will be bone dry one minute and full the next. They are used as images for being unpredictable and dangerous, but also for sudden abundance. This Psalm can help us keep perspective, recognizing that good things can happen just as suddenly as bad things and that while we may suffer for awhile, better times are possibly coming.
Moving Through The Day: Think of a time when things seemed hopeless -- but wasn't. Pray for strength in hard times and joy in good times.
Psalm 126
A song of ascents.
1 When the LORD brought back the captives to [a] Zion,
we were like men who dreamed. [b]
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."
3 The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
4 Restore our fortunes, [c] O LORD,
like streams in the Negev.
5 Those who sow in tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6 He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with him.
