Ps. 112:1-10-On one hand, I have real trouble with material that so easily ascribes blessings alone ot the righteous. On the other hand, look at the attributes of the righteous here and compare htme to the watered down version we may well hear in church after church.
Monday-Empower me to be a bold participant, rather than a timid saint in waiting, in the difficult weariness of now; to exercise the authority of honesty; rather than to defer to power, or deceive to get it; to influence someone for justice, rather than impress anyone for gain; and, by grace, to find treasures of joy, of friendship, of peace hidden in the fields of the daily you give me to plow." (Ted Loder)
Tuesday-”May the love of life fill our hearts.May the love of earth bring joy to heaven.
May the love of self deepen our souls. May the love of neighbour heal our world. As nations, as peoples, as families this day may the love of life heal our world.”-from Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace Where can we discover and practice these three elements of love more deeply?
Wednesday-When I was young, we honored Lincoln’s birthday on its own. Lincoln was not an orthodox religious person. at the same time, he probed deeply into the issue of God working in history. Indeed, he had more insight than his contemporaries in theology. He even left a scrap of paper in his diesk on a meditation on the divine will. His great theological effort is the second inaugural address. Read ait again please.
Thursday-”Photography can be an act of silent worship.” --- Christine Valters Paintner (Eyes of the Heart) What are your favorite photos? How have digital cameras changed your photographs? What public photographs have remained in your mind as an important image?
Friday-Bathed in morning light/pray that the lantern of your life/moves gently into all the places/where light is needed.” (Macrina Wiederkehr) A wolrd exists in that word she placed so well, gently. When is light intrusive? When is it welcome? When does it enter into a life gently? The conversionist viewpoint is one of an overwhelming melting of the heart, but her image is a more nurturing one, a nudge into the world of god.
Saturday-the debate between creationist Ken Ham and bill Nye on evolution wa sheld recently. Put simply, I am embarrassed to be associated b with the likes of Hamm. Our Presbyterian denomination seeks to find common ground in science and religion. Just google PCUSA and evolution ot find some statements. Better yet, look at a book we’ve been discussing in class by William Brown, the Seven Pillars of Creation.
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