May Day!

Prayer ~ Lord, thank you for creating Spring! This is such a beautiful time of the year—the trees and flowers are magnificent! Best of all—today we have the Sabbath to rest and focus on You, Lord. With such wisdom You created the seventh day as the Sabbath—a day of rest. You rested from creating—it was finished…it was good. I rest in Your love and joy on this Sabbath day.

So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. Genesis 2:1-3

Meditate. Relax and reflect on God’s creation.

What a great spring day. Rain yesterday—some sunshine today….creating the perfect environment for lovely spring flowers. “This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalm 118:24. This Sabbath day gives us the opportunity to enjoy God’s creation and just calmly celebrate His love. 

Dogwood  blossoms in my yard

May Day has traditionally celebrated  as an International Workers’ Day, similar to our Labor Day, but it is not celebrated in the United States. Here it is a day for surprising friends and neighbors with anonymous gifting of flowers. Here’s my wish for you to be blessed with a beautiful Spring! 

Verse of Salvation ~ In that day the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the LORD, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!” Isaiah 25:9

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