Bless the LORD, O My Soul!

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For who he is, Mighty God who is holy!

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For the gift of life and his guiding hand so far in your life’s journey.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For his unseen hand helping you and sustaining you in life’s difficult moments and troubles.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For what he is about to do in your life; even when you don’t see it, you know in faith that there is goodness and mercy ahead.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For his intimate knowledge of you: he knows your innermost thoughts, fears and worries and he has the hairs on your head numbered.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For his ever watchful eye on you; for the gift of his presence with you.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For being merciful and not treating you with judgement when you sinned against him and behaved with pride.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For his compassion, like a father pitying his child, on you when you failed, blundered, and made mistakes.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For his plans for your life. Even when you sit in darkness, he will be your light. And he will keep your lamp burning.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For accepting you as his child and lavishing his love on you—the same unchanging love he showed on the cross when he bled and died for you!

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For he came near when you stayed away from him doubting his love and when you were weighed down with feelings of inferiority and worthlessness.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For all those moments he held you close and did not let you perish even when you said, “It is enough O God,” in your depression.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
For how can it be that your heart lift not up in songs of praise and joyous thanks when you think of him, the Lover of your soul!

So,

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Bless his holy name!
For there is no time by day or night you cannot bless the LORD. What a joy it is to bless the LORD. Even as the year ends and a New Year begins, what better thing is there to do than bless the LORD, O my soul!

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The above post, Bless the LORD, O My Soul! is inspired by Psalm 103:1, 2 Bible.