...but my heart stands in awe

                 of Your words.

I rejoice at Your Word

   like one who

   finds great spoil.

               Psalm 119. 161-162

(God unfolds His blessing,

     His strength, His wisdom,

              grace and love

       through His Word.

When we come before it,

     when we  dive into it

              with great awe,

we read it differently,

we ponder it,

we strive to let it sink in

     and seek to live it out.

Every time we open His Word,

God changes us

     --and everyone around us--

             through it.

These are not just printed out pages,

     but the very words of God.)

O LORD,

Draw us not just to reading Your Word,

   but draw us in

that we would know You more

     and the reality of Your Presence.

Change us through it.

Help us to realize Your treasure

    as Your Word plays out

    in whatever we face or do today.

Thank You for Your Word.