7th Sunday After Pentecost, July 27, 2014

Psalm 105: 1-11, 45b

Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name; * make known his deeds among the peoples.

Sing to him, sing praises to him, *and speak of all his marvelous works.

Glory in his holy Name; * let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Search for the LORD and his strength; * continually seek his face.

Remember the marvels he has done, * his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,

O offspring of Abraham his servant, * O children of Jacob his chosen.

He is the LORD our God; * his judgments prevail in all the world.

He has always been mindful of his covenant, * the promise he made for a thousand generations:

The covenant he made with Abraham, * the oath that he swore to Isaac,

Which he established as a statute for Jacob, * an everlasting covenant for Israel,

Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan * to be your allotted inheritance." 
Hallelujah!

Reflections: This psalm carries both themes in the collect, things both temporal and eternal. How easy it is to look to the gifts of God--his "marvelous works," "the land of Canaan"--all ways a relationship with our God bring us benefits. But the real gifts of God are a heart that rejoices, ceaselessly seeking God's "face."