Life comes in fits and spurts. Often way too busy, and when activity finally slows I start thinking about the next busy stretch. I need to force myself to take a few minutes to pause and consider the Lord’s actions in my life.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

The psalmist wrote this line while reflecting on the history of Israel, how the people who once followed the Lord forgot the God who saved them. The Lord brought multiple calamities, but also continued to show mercy. Throughout the upheavals, the writer recognized the goodness of God.

How has God been good to you?

I sit typing in a warm house on a chilly Colorado morning, coffee close at hand—goodness from the Lord. I enjoy my wife and our children and their spouses and now a new granddaughter. Those relationships reflect God’s goodness that I don’t deserve, yet savor every day.

Wonderful extended family members, faithful friends, a certain amount of security, decent health, and a job allowing me to travel to fascinating places point to the Lord’s goodness. For all this and much more I give thanks. I could fill several pages going into depth. Perhaps I should.

How has God been good to you?

Pause and reflect, then give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Psalm 106 in reading the Bible in 2023

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