Eastertide

May 24, 2023

Scripture Reading:

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
   may the Lord rejoice in his works—
who looks on the earth and it trembles,
   who touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
   I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
   for I rejoice in the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
   and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord! –Psalm 104-31-35

I am a news nerd. I inherited it from my father. He was a farmer, and I am not sure he was as interested in the news of the day as he was in the weather forecast. But the news was played morning, noon, evening, and night in my childhood home, and I now follow the same pattern. Even worse, I listen to national and local news in the evenings, followed by PBS news, which is my favorite, by the way.  I like to know what is happening; I prefer to make my own decision regarding whether the world is coming to an end based on what I am hearing.

This came to mind as I read the scripture above because this Psalms reminds us that God is in heaven, and all is right with the world. Keeping engaged with what is happening about us is one way of finding our calling as we strive to build God’s beloved community on this earth.  

Pippa’s Song by Robert Browning

The year ’s at the spring,
And day ’s at the morn;
Morning ’s at seven;
The hill-side ’s dew-pearl’d;
The lark ’s on the wing;
The snail ’s on the thorn;
God ’s in His heaven—
All ’s right with the world!

Prayer: Help us all understand and live into your promise Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. (John 14:27). Amen.

All scriptures are quoted from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights are reserved.