April 3 / Psalm 36

Psalm 36

I often get distracted in my prayer time and in my Bible reading. It happened today with verse 7b: The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. I “woke up” a few verses later with the reality that I had been daydreaming. But my daydream topic was our Avanza kids. I was seeing a few of them in church on Sunday mornings, some sitting up front and some serving as cross and candle bearers. Then I went back to verse 7 and read the next few verses substituting our Avanza kids for “children of mankind”. The reality is quite strong: The Avanza kids take refuge in the shadow of Your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your delights. These kids come to our church, and it is a place of refuge, of safety, of love. They get a snack, feasting as it were on what we offer. Then they “drink” from the music, the Bible story, and the godly examples of the tutors whom God has placed before them. And this entire process begins with verse 7a: How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! It is His love that brings these kids to His house and His love that has allowed us to partake with them in sharing His love for them. Glory!