Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise up on … Continue reading
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You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. (Psalm 139:5-6). Continuing on yesterday’s theme, there are really two ways to see this … Continue reading
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my … Continue reading
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand (Psalm 16:11). You know where you’re going. You know who awaits you. What more … Continue reading
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. (Psalm 16:7). Reason #4,398 to be glad I’m not God: I take naps. And when I’m napping, I am not thinking about you. Not trying … Continue reading
Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance (Psalm 16:5-6). You know, there’s this thing about … Continue reading
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” (Psalm16:2) My family is out of town. It’s just me and the dog. And things are…different. It’s not so much that I’m doing … Continue reading
O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you are a shield around me, O Lord; you bestow glory on me and lift up … Continue reading
Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy to them and say to them: ‘This is what the … Continue reading
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” … Continue reading