Today, we look at a Day 5 text from this year’s summer curriculum, “Boundless: God Beyond Measure.”
Reading To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah Come, behold the works of the Lord; see what desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. ‘Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.’ The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah (Psalm 46) Reflection Sometimes I get frustrated, frightened, discouraged and the future seems hopeless. The future of life on this planet is in our hands, and I’m not sure we’re doing a very good job. In fact, sometimes it seems to me that we are doing an absolutely terrible job. We are in an environmental crisis from which we may not recover. The earth may change, the mountains may shake, tremble and rise, the waters may roar, the icebergs may calf, the floods may recur more and more, the storms may intensify…you got my point. We really must understand that this is God’s creation. We are the stewards. We need to do a better job. Not because the planet is in peril and soon may not support human life, but because it is God’s creation. And the psalm reminds me that God is our refuge and strength. That is encouraging and reminds me to not give up. Gotta go, the truck is loaded with paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic bottles … I need to get to the recycling center. --Jim Bricker Prayer Lord, help me trust you even in the midst of the earth’s climate crisis. Amen.
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