"For your steadfast love is greater than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds." Psalm 108:4 Reflection: This psalm is a bit of a strange one in that it has borrowed chunks from two other psalms--- Psalm 57 and Psalm 60. So if it sounds familiar, it is. No matter. The repetition gives an opportunity to talk about chesed, the Hebrew word that is … [Read more...] about Psalm 108 (Psalms on the Trail)
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Psalm 107 (Psalms on the Trail)
"Then in their trouble they cried to the Lord, and God delivered them from their distress." Psalm 107: 6 (13,19,28) There was a turning point on the D.C. to Pittsburgh walk: crossing the eastern continental divide. Were it not for the sign, one wouldn't be able to tell. The eastern continental divide marks the line at which water flows east to the Atlantic or west to the … [Read more...] about Psalm 107 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 106 (Psalms on the Trail)
"Then they refused the pleasant land and would not believe your promise. They grumbled in their tents and would not obey the voice of the Lord." Psalm 106: 24-25 This seal was not paying a whit of attention to my approaching husband holding a camera. Its home is the sea, but at the moment it was stubbornly claiming the rock which had been warmed by the day's sun. Not until … [Read more...] about Psalm 106 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 105 (Psalms on the Trail)
"Seek the Lord and his strength; Seek God's presence continually. Remember the wonderful works God has done...God opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river." Psalm 105:4-5, 41 In our congregation, I have been preaching from the stories in Acts this Easter season, adding an extra bit of story here and there to what the assigned … [Read more...] about Psalm 105 (Psalms on the Trail)
Psalm 104 (Psalms on the Trail)
"All look to you to give them food in due season. You give it to them; they gather it; you open your hand, and they are filled with good things." Psalm 104:27-28 Oh, how I love this whole psalm and have had a hard time choosing a verse (or two).... Since I must choose, the words above would be good to teach our children and grandchildren. Where does our food come from? A … [Read more...] about Psalm 104 (Psalms on the Trail)