Psalm 96
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
One of the writing projects I have going now is to write a poem for each book of the Bible. I'm not that far along, really, but I thought I'd share this one here:
Psalms
A book of hymns.
A book of prayers.
Why do we sing?
Why do we pray?
We sing for Joy – we sing from Joy.
We pray for Joy – we pray from despair.
We sing and pray to You, Lord, because
You are Great, You are Good.
You are Goodness and Power, You are God.
We sing and pray to You, Lord, because
We are small, afraid, sinful, and oppressed.
We are in need – we need You.
We pour out our Love and Need and Anguish
and we seek to be filled with Your
Love and Power and Joy.
We pray – not to change You, to use a magic spell to get our way.
No.
We pray that You would change us,
that You would work Your Will in us,
that You would dwell in us,
to make us more like Jesus.
A book of prayers.
Why do we sing?
Why do we pray?
We sing for Joy – we sing from Joy.
We pray for Joy – we pray from despair.
We sing and pray to You, Lord, because
You are Great, You are Good.
You are Goodness and Power, You are God.
We sing and pray to You, Lord, because
We are small, afraid, sinful, and oppressed.
We are in need – we need You.
We pour out our Love and Need and Anguish
and we seek to be filled with Your
Love and Power and Joy.
We pray – not to change You, to use a magic spell to get our way.
No.
We pray that You would change us,
that You would work Your Will in us,
that You would dwell in us,
to make us more like Jesus.
By the way, do you think it's just a coincidence that today is both World Snake Day and National Stress Awareness Day? It's just too appropriate to be accidental.
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
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