All Earth is Waiting
When I chose the scriptures that came to me right away, my go to scriptures as it were, the ones whose numbers make up my bank account codes, the ones I know by heart, I was surprised to see that they were almost all from the Hebrew scriptures, what we often, though erroneously I might add, refer to as the Old Testament. And none were from the Gospels.
But as you will see next week, when we chat about important theologies in our faith, that is because I see the gospels as a whole and think of them not so much in individual scriptures as narrative, stories I hold dear, and somehow a great, colourfully woven cloth that surrounds the person of Jesus. To pick at threads in this sacred tapestry has never been my desire, only to wrap myself in the wholeness, and beauty of its fabric.
Here follow, the scriptures I have chosen, and their musical counterparts.
“O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.”
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
““Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.”
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances”
