Lenten Devotional - #16

Psalm 48 (21st Century King James Version)

1Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, on the mountain of His holiness.2Beautiful in situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion; on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3God is known in her palaces as a refuge. 4For lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5They saw it and so they marveled; they were troubled and hastened away. 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain as of a woman in travail; 7Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah

9We have thought of Thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of Thy temple. 10According to Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth; Thy right hand is full of righteousness. 11Let Mount Zion rejoice! Let the daughters of Judah be glad because of Thy judgments! 12Walk about Zion and go round about her, count the towers thereof; 13mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces, that ye may tell it to the generation that follows. 14For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even unto death.


Prayer to live in God's Presence
God, my Father,
You have promised to remain forever with those
who do what is just and right.
Help me to live in Your presence.
The loving plan of Your Wisdom was made known when
Jesus, your Son, became man like us.
I want to obey His commandment of love
and bring Your peace and joy to others.
Keep before me the wisdom and love
You have made known in Your Son.
Help me to be like Him in word and deed.

(from Catholic Online)