How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With m.y whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes! With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

By guarding, by seeking, by not wandering, by storing, by rejecting sin, by learning, by declaring, by delighting, by meditating, by being steadfast in the word, and by remembering. In short, by being totally adsorbed into the relationship with You.

Lord, give me peace this morning to get through this MRI! Remove any sense of claustrophobia and fill my heart, mind and soul with Your praises. Let Your peace pervade my being. Thank You and praise You.  (This was written several years ago anf the prayer was answered--I was at peace during the entire procedure  john)

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 134

Mid-day: 119:133-120

Evening: Psalm 59

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