"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing." -- Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Psalm 103
This psalm provided a lot of encouragement yesterday. I'll link to it here: BibleGateway.com. It offers praise to the Lord for forgiveness of sins, and speaks to me about God's grace. I love its simple way of offering praise, referencing the soul. Some of us have forgotten that we have a soul. Some of us have forgotten who God is, and what that means for us. Some of the most amazing phrases in the Bible are in this psalm -- "slow to anger, abounding in love," "as far as the east is from the west." It's best read in its entirety, but my favorite line is "Praise the Lord, O my soul." It begins and ends the Psalm. It offers a straightforward command to God's people, and reminds me that my soul is the one that should be doing the praising. Praise the Lord, O my soul.
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Love this post - thx for the reminder & the insight. It is a powerful set of words on a night like tonight, when thinking of the fragility of life itself.
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