Psalm 84

“How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord” (1). The psalmist longed to spiritually ‘come home’ to the Lord, to experience more than Temple visits and sacrifices. “Even the sparrow” finds refuge close to God’s altar – how much more, people made in his image (3). The good news is that God desires to dwell with us. When we are oriented in his direction (our “hearts are set on pilgrimage”, 5), everything changes; even dry valleys produce life-giving springs (6).

“Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you” (12). We are blessed because through Jesus, God has made a way for us to come home to him.