12 years ago when I was going through the Psalms I wrote a song based on Psalm 93 that was from the perspective of Noah, Obviously I was inspired by the idea of the flood when I read about floods. A few years after that I visited England on a cultural immersion trip with my alma mater and I spent a day by myself mainly going through two art galleries, Tate Modern and Tate Britain, It was while roaming through Tate Britain that I came across a painting titled the Deluge by Francis Danby that depicted the other side of the story so to speak. There are many things in the Bible that make me stop and scratch my head, trying to reconcile what I read with the God that is manifest best in Jesus, but I can't think of one that tops the flood for sheer lack of abundant grace. I come up with question after question...did it happen? did it not? was it global? was it localized? was it God? was it nature? and in the end I, like anyone else, jump through my theological hoops to come to a conclusion. I'm not sure if my conclusion is correct, about this or anything else for that matter in reality this is really all just my best guess, but it is an answer that bring me comfort and really how much more can we hope for?
In related news here is Water Water Everywhere (Psalm 93)
water water everywhere
and not a drop to drink
water water everywhere
I've got no time to think
it's falling from the sky
falling down on us
washing away everything that used to be
to start anew
water water everywhere
and not a drop to drink
water water everywhere
I just can't begin to think
it's falling by and by
and I just can't deny
God's washing you away to start over today
to start anew
Chorus:
and rain keeps falling, and I keep stalling
trying to build this boat
and they keep laughing, while I am cringing
trying to build this boat
and the rain keeps coming, and I keep praying
praying for this world
but the rain keeps coming, and my prayers failing
failing for this world
water water everywhere
and not a drop to drink
water water everywhere
too much water I think
it's falling down on me
and falling down on you
washing away everything that we ever built
to start anew
Chorus:
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