Category: Reflections
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Morning Reflection: Psalm 1
http://biblia.com/bible/nrsv/Ps1 Psalm 1: 1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; 2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. 3 They are like trees…
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Morning Reflection 2/12/12
http://bible.us/Ps87.6.NLT When the Lord registers the nations, he will say, “They have all become citizens of Jerusalem.” The Psalmist sounds a note of hope. No matter who, where, or what, at some point all will be able to say they are “citizens of Jerusalem.” This is a statement of hope and of faith. It is…
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Morning Reflection 2/11/12
http://bible.us/Ps86.1.NLT Bend down, O Lord , and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help. :: Eugene Peterson says that all prayer starts out from a place of trouble. It’s easy to see this in the Psalms. Many of the Psalms are for cries of help. We cry out because we have no…
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Morning Reflection 2/9/12
http://bible.us/Ps84.10.NLT A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked. :: The Psalms never cease to amaze me. Mostly because I believe that the Psalmists were being honest.…