Give Thanks to God Who Is Good, God’s Love Is Everlasting

Ramseyb - April 11, 2026

Give Thanks to God Who Is Good, God’s Love Is Everlasting

On the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Psalm 118 is sung all three years of the liturgical cycle. Also, this is the same psalm used at the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday, with a different refrain and some different verses. Ps. 118 is a psalm of thanksgiving, praise, indebtedness and redemption of what God has done for us. God’s love for us existed before we existed and will remain forever. In the verses we proclaim God’s loving kindness, enjoy the grace of feeling God’s help, and remember what Jesus did for us – the stone rejected has become the cornerstone. God continues to work in unexpected ways. In the Gospel, even after the eyewitness testimony of the disciples, Thomas could not believe. He was not there yet in belief until he had his own personal experience. The gifts of the Word of God and the sacraments have been passed down by the disciples. They have been safeguarded and cherished by our ancestors. May we remember, may we proclaim, may we rejoice in God’s love.

Let the house of Israel say,
“God’s mercy endures forever.”
Let the house of Aaron say,
“God’s mercy endures forever.”
Let those who fear God say,
“God’s mercy endures forever.”

I was hard pressed and was falling,
but God helped me.
My strength and my courage is God,
Who has been my savior.

The joyful shout of victory In the tents of the just.
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the cornerstone.
Through God has this been done;
It is wonderful in our eyes.
This is the day God has made;
Let us be glad and rejoice in it.