“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?” (Psalm 8:3-4). Creation points beyond itself to something-or should I say someone-bigger. The Psalmist recognizes here that the sky with the moon and the stars are not here just by chance, they are a work of art by a Read More …
“Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.” (Psalm 7:3-5, NRSV) Radical reflection is a difficult thing. It requires that we examine the recesses of our soul, shine light into the unlit crevices in our Read More …
“I am weary with moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with weeping. My eyes waste away because of grief they grow week because of my foes. Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer” (Psalm 6:6-7a,8b-9 NRSV). There are periods, sometimes long stretches, when all we can Read More …