Psalm 145 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Greatness and the Goodness of God Praise. Of David. 1 I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you, and praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his […]
Psalm 44 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our ancestors have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old: 2 you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free; 3 for […]
Psalm 32 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Joy of Forgiveness 1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night […]
1 Samuel 16:1-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) David Anointed as King 16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among […]
We continue our “Gospel According to Pixar” series by exploring Toy Story 3 and Psalm 139 Psalm 139 The Inescapable God 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. 3 You search out my path and my […]
Psalm 46 Music by Mumford and Sons, “I Will Wait” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGKfrgqWcv0 — As disciples, our attempts to follow Jesus are often stymied by our own agendas. It is sometimes hard to let go of our plans, our desires, or our notions of success. Yet, like those very first disciples, we may have to alter our […]