Are You Satisfied with God?

Preparing for the Third Sunday after Pentecost: One Day before Sunday (Year C)

Scripture (semicontinuous)

Psalter: Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

Old Testament: 2 Kings 1:13-18; 2:3-5

Gospel: Luke 9:21-27

Scripture (complementary)

Psalter: Psalm 16

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:15-27, 39-43

Gospel: Luke 9:21-27

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Prayer

We praise your abiding guidance, O God, for you sent us Jesus, our Teacher and Messiah, to model for us the way of love for the whole universe. We offer these prayers of love on behalf of ourselves and our neighbors, on behalf of your creation and our fellow creatures.

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Reflection

from https://explainingthebook.com/

So often, the psalms are a means of communicating an emotion of the author. In Psalm 16, I believe the emotion that David is expressing is this: Satisfaction with God. That’s what David is feeling and what he wants to express in poetry.

And in a nutshell, here is what David has to say about his satisfaction with God.

• David is satisfied with God because he trusts that God is able to maintain his welfare, generally.

• He’s satisfied with God because he knows the awful results of falling away from God.

• He’s satisfied with God as someone would be with a really generous and enviable portion of land as one’s inheritance.

• He’s satisfied with God because of the stabilizing influence that God has on David.

• And he’s satisfied with God because ultimately, David believed that he would be with God forever – where there will be abundant pleasures.

So, are you satisfied with God? Or do you feel like you’re missing out on something because you’re following the Lord? I hope that Psalm 16 today will help you and me to realize that we’re not missing out on anything by following God. We as believers have all sorts of reasons to be satisfied with God.

PRAYER: Hear our prayers, God of power, and through the ministry of your Son free us from the grip of the tomb, that we may desire you as the fullness of life and proclaim your saving deeds to all the world. Amen.

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