Psalm 133

How good and pleasant it is
    when God’s people live together in unity!

2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
    were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
    even life forevermore. - Psalm 133

Dear Jesus,

You gave Israel the high priesthood and his sacrifices to settle all matters of sin and dispute between them.  When they took their problems to the temple they knew your heavenly Father had settled them.  This brought them a unity from outside themselves.  It was your great recovery plan.  When David understood that, he wrote this little psalm to help his people always remember that they had your recovery plan for the maintenance of good relationships.  He reminded them that the sacrifices that settled sin were as refreshing as mountain cool temps and dew that wet the grass.  Today, we have you who replaced the high priestly office and it's grand recovery plan.  Your gospel and the Lord's Supper are our recovery plan.  They restore our relationships and help us let you settle our blame and shame that we create between us with our sins.  Help all our people and me to understand and practice this great recovery plan that comes from outside ourselves from you, the Father and the Holy Spirit.  I want the brotherly unity that you promise to give. 

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson 

If God has reconciled his holy justice through Christ, who are you to hold back forgiveness from someone?  

Additional Reading: Leviticus 8 and 9, Hebrews 5-10