The Earth Overflows With the Gift of God's Goodness

The Earth Overflows with the Gift of God’s Goodness

Posted on by Michele Morin

The last rays of sunshine slant their filtered light through the trees, while dragonflies and toddlers chase each other on a summer evening.  A backyard circle of lawn chairs holds the body of Christ, gathered around Truth that transcends seasons.  Before we break out the watermelon and set the fire pit ablaze, our pastor rises and reads:

“The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,
The world and those who dwell therein . . .”

There’s more, of course, to Psalm 24—weighty words about a righteousness that is not my own opening the way to God; a call to mindfulness that God is on His way, that He’s always in the wings.

But on an evening still warm enough to sit in a lawn chair
and just cool enough to need my favorite navy blue sweater, verse one was enough.

The Earth is His, and the fullness of it is an overflowing grace gift.  These people are His, dear and ever dearer, as they sing “Shout to the Lawd” and love Him in quiet, practical, long-haul ways.

He’s here.
He’s everywhere.
The Earth overflows, but in the gathering of His people, the speaking of His Truth-Words, the fullness seems a little fuller.

This Sunday, let’s gather around HIM in thanksgiving!

Holding you in the light,

God is here. He’s everywhere. The Earth overflows, but in the gathering of His people, the speaking of His Truth-Words, the fullness seems a little fuller.

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Published by Michele Morin

Michele Morin is a Bible teacher, writer, reader, and gardener committed to the truth that women can become confident Christ-followers and students of God's Word. She has been married to an unreasonably patient husband for thirty-plus years, and together they have four married sons and a growing fleet of adorable grandchildren. Michele loves hot tea and well-crafted sentences, poems that stop her in her tracks, and days at the ocean with the whole family. She laments biblical illiteracy and advocates for the prudent use of “little minutes.” She blogs at Living Our Days, and you can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

12 thoughts on “The Earth Overflows with the Gift of God’s Goodness”

  4. There’s something about community, about gathering around God’s word, and multiple voices singing or reciting together. The power of the Holy Spirit is released and the blessing of fellowship is enhanced. Indeed, the fullness IS a little fuller because he is in the midst of us!

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  6. I’m late in responding to the Scripture and a Snapshot links – your reflections were special to me because last Sunday we worshipped with our whole family but in a vacation house in the woods, watching the livestream of our home church service. As I listened to the worship music, my eyes were continually drawn to the huge windows and the view of nature outside.

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