Tag: Psalm

Just Ignore the Owner’s Manual

Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth;give me an undivided heart to revere your name.Psalm 86:11 How foolish would it be to buy a new car, but then just toss out the Owner’s Manual?  Then when the light comes on the dashboard, just think it is a nice color or …

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The Big Question and Light Pollution

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,    the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,what is man that you are mindful of him,    and the son of man that you care for him?Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV) When my family moved from Seven Hills near I-480 to Hudson 22 years …

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Weeping and Joy

Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. (Psalm 30:5)For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime.      In the Easter Season we worship the Risen Christ that has conquered death, sorrow, and suffering.  Yet the realities of living this life confront us with …

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Being Joyful Because God Remembers

For he remembered his holy promiseand Abraham, his servant.So he brought his people out with joy,his chosen ones with singing.Psalm 105:42-43       Has God forgotten about me?  That is a question that sometimes troubles us as we struggle with the issues of faith and life.  In the Psalm above, the people of God, with …

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