Biblical Waiting
Habakkuk 2:1-3 I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint. Then the LORD replied: "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may [...]
Read moreThe Grand Refrain
Psalm 148:1-12 (New International Version) Psalm 148 1 Praise the LORD. [a] Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. 2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts. 3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars. 4 Praise him, [...]
Read moreConfronting God
Habakkuk 1:1-4 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet received. How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there [...]
Read moreStarting The Day With God
Psalm 143:8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Reflection With each new day, we have a fresh beginning in God’s love and faithfulness. Here, the psalmist seeks [...]
Read moreGuard My Mouth
Psalm 141:3 Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. Reflection The image of the psalmist is quite vivid. He prays to God to “keep watch over the door” of his lips. In the letter of James, the tongue is compared to a small fire that [...]
Read moreLord, You Know Me
Psalm 139:1-16 1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you [...]
Read moreDeep Wisdom
Psalm 119:97-98 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. Reflection ‘Meditation’ is a word that is used in many ways today. A person may meditate in silence, meditate on a new idea or even [...]
Read moreMercy Within Mercy Within Mercy
Psalm 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Reflection Thomas Merton wrote that in God there is “mercy within mercy within mercy.” God’s mercy and compassion are greater than we could ever imagine. Jesus told many parables to help us [...]
Read moreDeath of the Ego
Psalm 75:6-7 No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt a man. But it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. Reflection As you read these verses, you might think of Jesus’ image of the Son of Man separating the “sheep” from the “goats” [...]
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