Reflecting on our Priorities - May 20

Grace & Peace to you!   Susan’s Reflections on Psalms 20 “Some take pride in chariots and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7)   What amazes me about scripture, and especially the psalms, is the way ...

Connecting with You - May 19

Grace & Peace to You!   David’s Reflections on Psalms 19 “In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy, and like a strong man runs its course with joy.” (Ps.19:4b-5)   Photo by Susan ...

How Long, O God! How Long? - May 13

Grace & Peace to you, photo by David Robertson   Susan’s Reflections on Psalm 13 How long, o Lord? How long?  So we aren’t the first human beings to have asked that question.   Here we find this deepest cry of the heart expressed in ...

A Message to Connect - May 12

Grace & Peace to you,  David’s Reflections on Psalm 12 When we listen to others speak, what do our ears hear?  How does their speech influence us, touch us, traumatize us, amuse us, or harm us?  Is their speech kindly or, is it ...

A Message to Connect - May 11

Grace & Peace to you, Susan’s Reflections on Psalm 11 The psalms have been the main hymnbook for Christians for most of the two thousand years of our faith. Few early hymns exist beyond the psalms. Philippians 2:6-11 is thought to have been sung, the ...

A Message to Connect - May 7

Grace & Peace to you,  David’s Reflections:  Psalm 7 continues the theme of frustration with the wicked, and of pondering what role we play individually in what happens to us and the world – but I decided to move ahead to Friday’s psalm – Psalm ...

A Message to Connect - May 6

Grace & Peace to you!  Sunshine Lake - photo by Susan Lukey   Susan’s Reflections on Psalm 6 I promise: we will get to some joyous psalms and some purely comforting psalms… soon. We are not too far away from the most famous psalm of all: #23…. ...

A Message to Connect - May 5

Grace & Peace to you!  Photo by Susan Lukey David’s Reflections on Psalm 5 If there was ever a body of literature that gets to the heart of the matter, even if in a rather raw way, it’s the Psalms.  Whenever I dip into the Psalms I feel like I ...

A Message to Connect - May 4

Grace & Peace to you!  And to all Star Wars fans: May the 4^th be with you!   Photo by Susan Lukey   Susan’s Reflections on Psalm 4 Have you been “eating” a psalm a day? That is, reading it, pondering it, wondering about it. The psalms ...