"I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine. " Psalm 50:11 More than a decade ago I participated in a clergy program introducing us to contemplative prayer and leadership. Later in the week there was introduction to our 36 hours of silence, that's right---no talking, a first for many of us. What does one do with all that silence? One of the … [Read more...] about Psalm 50 (Psalms on the Trail)
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Psalm 49 (Psalms on the Trail)
But God will ransom my life and snatch me from the jaws of death. Psalm 49:15 Okay, this menacing creature is fairly harmless. It's either a wolf spider or a nursery web spider---I don't know which. So maybe this photo isn't a good illustration for this psalm verse, because Psalm 49 is a "wisdom" psalm that teaches about the inevitability of death and the way that death … [Read more...] about Psalm 49 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 48 (Psalms on the Trail)
In the midst of your temple, O God, we meditate on your steadfast love. Mark this---God is our God forever and ever, guiding us even to the end. Psalm 48:9,14 Reflection: Do you see those tall peaks in the distance? I certainly noticed them, because I realized that I had hiked over them! On the ledge at McAfee's Knob, Virginia, one June evening I was amazed as I mentally … [Read more...] about Psalm 48 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 47 (Psalms on the Trail)
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth... God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with … [Read more...] about Psalm 47 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 46 (Psalms on the Trail)
"God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, through the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult." Psalm 46:1-3 Reflection: Great Falls is at a point where the Potomac River enters a rocky, descending ravine. … [Read more...] about Psalm 46 (Psalms on the Trail)