Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm ... or am I noticing it more, but it ...
The presidential election — how will it turn out? Will “my” side win? What will I do if the “other” party wins? And then there are those shoulder-shrugging people who say, “Who cares.” ...
In the psalms of lament, David articulates his questions to God out of painful confusion ... This fall, I’m noticing the changing color of leaves, the squeals of children playing tag, and ...
This may mean noticing the colours they are using ... To mention a few, Psalm chapter 48, verse 9 says, 'Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.' Psalm chapter 63, verse 6 says, ...
We're just old enough to really start noticing the ticking of time ... those who build it labour in vain." (Psalm 127, verse 1.) Irenie How is young yet, by the grace of God, was saved while she was ...
Many of my conversations with parishioners and friends of late have had to do with the presence of God in our lives, a ...
As these stories indicate, no set text is necessary to beseech God. Over the centuries, however, the book of Psalms has been utilized as a text for many Jews to express their feelings to God.
The book of Psalms is one of the greatest treasures God has given His people. The relative ignorance of the book of Psalms in the last generation or so is one of the real tragedies in the life of the ...
I have found a few things helpful when studying the Psalms. One is to recognize that the Psalms come to us from God to help us express ourselves to God. God gives us words to speak. In that sense, He ...
Why is it so easy to get angry when we have to wait? It seems like that‘s our natural go-to response. Things are out of my ability to manipulate, manage, or maybe even figure out.
Whether we approach Him on bended knees deep in the silence of our o wn hearts, or with hearts, hands, and heads lifted in jubilant praise, we can know beyond doubt that God accepts us and is honored ...
Roger found something startling in Freddie's early works, so much so that he said "God knows" what Freddie had been "reading". He said: "I am horrified at how religious a lot of Freddie's lyrics are.