BIBLE JOURNAL- Description
In these reflections, I take the risk of letting my mind go.
These are not sermons based on any sort of exegesis, nothing necessarily built on the core intent of the biblical text. If you want sermons, then meet me in another forum.
They are not even the result of Lectio Divina although that would more closely represent what I write here. I just allow myself to be free, free with God; and now, I have decided, also to be free with you too – sharing freely thoughts occurring as I read below the surface.
Psalm 63: A Thirsty Soul
Thirsty? That means longing for a drink, having a strong desire, deep longing for something, or should I say someone?
Psalm 62: Trust in God alone
5 “For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.” I find though, that when I wait on God alone, God sends (or lets come) others into
Psalm 61: Protect the king
Is this prayer for divine protection written by the king himself? If so, he’s smart.
Psalm 60: Prayer for National Victory
The psalmist, David, prays that his armies who have known defeat, will once again be victorious. Praying for military victory on one side is essentially praying for loss on the other.
Psalm 59: Enemies Just Because
When I say ‘just because’ it doesn’t mean that the enemies are just, or that there is a reason, a ‘because’ to their unjust choice. No. There isn’t. And this is precisely