Dayenu

Dayenu – a Hebrew word that translates to “It would have been enough.” 

I recently became intrigued with some music I found on YouTube. This began with a Messianic Choir singing Kadosh Adoni Elohim, a beautiful arrangement of praise to our Holy Lord God. 

 Since then, Ron and I have daily enjoyed hearing the beautiful songs by this Messianic choir which highlight God’s eternal, powerful presence. Many of the arrangements involve scripture from the Psalms and the books by the Old Testament prophets as well as verses from the New Testament. 

The song I focused on today spoke of words from Psalm 23.  As the song moved from thought to thought these words stood out. “You prepare a table where fear has no claim. In the shadow valleys you call us by name.” 

 It goes on to speak of all God has done for His people. After each phrase, the word Dayenu (pronounced die A noo) follows. The writer is saying that if each blessing was the only thing God had ever done for His children, that would have been enough. 

Have you ever thought of your blessings and actually believed what this song speaks - that one thing “would have been enough, or it would have been sufficient?” I wonder if I can really be as thankful as that. 

I wonder if today I could possibly accept each of God’s blessings – each one - with a heart so grateful that I can say truthfully, from my heart, “Thank you God. It is enough.” 

I do pray that I can say and believe those words, "Thank you God.  It is enough." 

As His child, my life must be focused on Him, the Holy God, the King of the universe, our Savior.  And I pray that when He looks at me, He will  smile.  I know I don't have to try to earn His love. He gives it to all His children without cost.  I just want to show Him mine.

My love to all who read this.

Diane

Musing

 

Dear Friends, You may remember this song from about 40 years ago.  I believe it was  written by Al Langdon and Peter Zondervan.

Walk with me,
walk with me lest mine eyes
no longer see
all the glory, all the story of your love.

Let me follow in the footsteps
that trod the shores of galilee.
And let me learn to pray as You prayed
in the garden of Gethsemane.

Talk to me, talk to me, as you spoke so tenderly,
when we walked there, as we talked there by the sea.

Let me follow in the footsteps
that trod the shore of Galilee.
Let me learn to pray like You did
in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Take my hand, take my hand, teach me, Lord, to understand all the beauty, all the duty of your love.

Let me follow in the footsteps
that trod the shore of Galilee.
Let me learn to pray like You did
in the Garden of Gethsemane.

I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to walk by the shores of the sea of Galilee with my Jesus and just talk to Him – ask Him questions, but mostly just be with Him.

In that mood I thought of some of the things Jesus said – you know, the “red letter” parts of the Bible.  I wondered how they would sound if they were said to me on that walk by the sea.

I ask in my musings, “Jesus, what did you mean when you said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit?” 

I imagine his answer could be, “Diane, you know when you feel so down and blue; when you feel like you can’t really do anything to please me or anyone else.  Or when you remember the many times you’ve felt unworthy, guilt filled and humbled.  Well, that is being “poor in spirit.” “

I ask, “then I don’t understand why you say I’m blessed to be “that," it doesn't sound very blessed?

Jesus might reply, “It’s because when you are down, the only place you can look is up.  And Diane, up is where I am.  When you feel “empty and powerless” you will seek and you will understand my “fullness and my power” – and that. child, is the blessing!”

Oh what an imagination I sometimes have.  But, you know, that just might be one conversation I will have with my Savior one day.

Thanks for reading this musing.

Diane