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Graceways August 9 Devotional

by David Joynt on August 09, 2024


PSALM 16:9-11 | 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure. 10 For you do not give me up to Sheol or let your faithful one see the Pit. 11 You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

 

A second cost of our digital distraction is our health. Driving and texting has taken over from substance abuse as a cause of motor vehicle accidents. Pedestrians crash into each other and fall down stairs and escalators. Overuse of screens has increased loneliness and anxiety, as people substitute watching others’ lives for living their own. Screen time is sedentary time, contributing to heart disease, weight gain, and lethargy. People miss the benefits of outdoor activity, exercise, and social interaction.

 

Turn this Psalm passage into a prayer.

 

 

Gracious God,

This body of mine and this mind, are great gifts. Help my habits to be healthy for my soul, psyche, and physical self.

Amen.

 

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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