Psalm 24, 29
Jeremiah 1: 1-10
1 Corinthians 3: 11-23
Mark 3:31– 4:9
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Psalm 29: 10-11
In my version of Psalm 29 (NRSV), the psalm has a synopsis, “The Voice of God in a Great Storm”. The psalm describes how God’s voice essentially wrecks havoc in the world, then the last 2 verses reminds us that he is enthroned over the flood, and asks that God bless and give strength to his people.
Events in late January have added new meaning to my Lenten journey, as well as my meditation. Like so many others, I have struggled with feelings of sadness and enormous loss, the largest being for the loss of the lives of Father Israel, Dorkus and Jay, but also of his sons, both lives have been inexorably altered. I feel the pain of members of the Anglican Communion both globally and here in Houston, here in our parish, as well as the others that had close ties to the family because the world’s violence is no longer just a report on the local news, but has been thrown into our collective faces, brutally ugly and raw.
I see the similarity to Psalm 29 to our tragedy, and the violence of the storms so vividly de-scribed.
“The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars” and “The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness.”
But, despite this violence, the psalm entreats God to bless us.
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Psalm 29: 10-11
It’s easy in times of senseless tragedy to question why God allows such events to happen, especially the violent death of a man who dedicated his life in God’s service, whose wife faithfully served at his side and supported him, and a child, an innocent 5 year old child, practically a baby! Then, to learn that this may have been done by their son, just adds to our unspeakable sorrow. In our pain and grief, as we cry to god for answers and understanding. David’s Psalm 29 asks as well.
Lyn Morris
Jeremiah 1: 1-10
1 Corinthians 3: 11-23
Mark 3:31– 4:9
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Psalm 29: 10-11
In my version of Psalm 29 (NRSV), the psalm has a synopsis, “The Voice of God in a Great Storm”. The psalm describes how God’s voice essentially wrecks havoc in the world, then the last 2 verses reminds us that he is enthroned over the flood, and asks that God bless and give strength to his people.
Events in late January have added new meaning to my Lenten journey, as well as my meditation. Like so many others, I have struggled with feelings of sadness and enormous loss, the largest being for the loss of the lives of Father Israel, Dorkus and Jay, but also of his sons, both lives have been inexorably altered. I feel the pain of members of the Anglican Communion both globally and here in Houston, here in our parish, as well as the others that had close ties to the family because the world’s violence is no longer just a report on the local news, but has been thrown into our collective faces, brutally ugly and raw.
I see the similarity to Psalm 29 to our tragedy, and the violence of the storms so vividly de-scribed.
“The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars” and “The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness.”
But, despite this violence, the psalm entreats God to bless us.
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!
Psalm 29: 10-11
It’s easy in times of senseless tragedy to question why God allows such events to happen, especially the violent death of a man who dedicated his life in God’s service, whose wife faithfully served at his side and supported him, and a child, an innocent 5 year old child, practically a baby! Then, to learn that this may have been done by their son, just adds to our unspeakable sorrow. In our pain and grief, as we cry to god for answers and understanding. David’s Psalm 29 asks as well.
Lyn Morris