Psalm 111
Psalm 111 is a Psalm of praise, that much is certain, but as I have said before, sometimes I am not in a praising mood, and this moment is one of those moments. One of those moments where the snowball rolling down the hill has seemed to become an avalanche and I just want it to stop. So, I decided to glance back to my 25 year old self to see what he was praising about, turns out he wasn't exactly praising either, but what he was doing was important, trying to find his way on this road we call faith. If you don't think that faith is a journey you're missing the point. If you don't think that side-trips are allowed on this journey you're missing the truth. To that end, I present the following...
Zany Definitions of Meaningful Response
what does it mean to fear you
in this day and age
does to fear mean to be afraid
or does it just mean to respect
should I be alarmed by your hand
causing fear and dread
does it mean o be fearsome
or does it just mean to honor
we speak of fear
and too many of us mean
that we should be afraid of you
we speak of fear
and too many times
we think that we should hide from you
what does it mean to love you
one who is far away
does it mean to have fuzzy feelings
should you take my breath away
should I be joyful in my heart
causing love and care
does it mean that I should love you
like a man loves his wife
we speak of love
and too many of us mean
that we should be in love with you
we speak of love
and too many times
we think that we should hold your hand
Bridge:
our words don't convey
just what we mean to say
language is lost on us
and we are lost in you
just what does it mean
Lord I'm hungry for you
what do you taste like
Lord I want to touch you
what do you feel like
+ When you encounter the concept that you should "fear God" what does it conjure in your mind?
+ When you encounter the concept that you should "love God" what does it conjure in your mind?
+ What does it mean to hunger & thirst for God?
+ How else has our language failed to explain the relationship you have with God? Has it?
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