Christ Church Daily Devotion June 2 2024

The Daily Devotion for June 2nd, 2024, focuses on Psalm chapter 8. The psalmist expresses awe and praise for God's creation, comparing it to the vastness of the ocean, mountains, and starry sky. The passage also reminds us of our responsibility as humans to care for what God has created. The message encourages us to be in awe of God's creation this summer, whether big or small, and offers a prayer hymn by Henry Van Dyke. The hymn emphasizes adoration, joy, and the desire for God's presence to drive away darkness and fill us with light. Welcome to Christchurch's Daily Devotion for June 2nd, 2024. Today we will be reading from Psalm chapter 8. This is one of my favorite psalms because of the worshipful statement of praise that begins and ends it. It reminds me of going to the ocean or seeing some towering mountain. Every time I visit the ocean I am just like a little kid when I first arrive. My mouth drops open and I say, wow! And then in the evening while walking along the water, I look up at the starry sky and say it again, wow! Or when I see any other big scene in nature, like a mountain peak or a huge waterfall, I once again marvel at all that God has created. Like the psalmist in this passage, I am also reminded in these moments of just how small I am in the midst of all this vastness. Then verses 6 through 8 remind us of the huge responsibility God has given all of us as humans to care for all that God has created. This summer, look for those opportunities to just be in awe of God. Whether you see it in something big, something small, in some part of nature or in another person. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Your personal worship option today. Henry Van Dyke wrote the words to one of my all-time favorite prayer hymns. Here are two verses of it for you to pray today. Joyful, joyful, we adore thee. God of glory, Lord of love. Hearts unfold like flowers before thee. Opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness. Drive the dark of doubt away. Giver of immortal gladness. Fill us with the light of day. All thy works with joy surround thee. Earth and heaven reflect thy rays. Stars and angels sing around thee. Center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain. Flowery meadow, flashing sea. Chanting bird and flowing fountain. Call us to rejoice in thee.