Psalm 125
One of the things I love about poetry and song lyrics in general is the various objects that are used to explain large concepts. In this Psalm, for instance, both the people of God and God are both compared to mountains. On one hand the people who follow God are a mountain that will not be moved. On the other hand as the mountains surround the people, so God surrounds the people.
When I was living in West Virginia I once asked why I heard about tornadoes but we never had tornado watches or warnings where I lived. I was told that the reason we didn't have tornadoes was because of the presence of hills and mountains, supposedly the air in higher elevations is cooler and more stable and because of that there are much less occurrences of tornadoes. I live in Indiana now, and I know a few people who might wish that Indiana had a few mountains of its own. I understand the protection of mountains, and how being surrounded by them could be a positive thing.
Of course the first illustration is more difficult for me to grasp, because rather than feeling like an unmoving mountain I sometimes feel more like a dandelion floret easily blown in a slight wind. That might seem like a knock, but sometimes I wonder if it might be better if we could be moved/changed a little more easily than we sometimes are. Too often it seems like people choose to die upon their hill rather than bend in their thinking or actions. After all, sometimes the truth is quite different than we have been led to believe.
+ What mental illustrations come to mind when thinking about yourself and your faith? How about when thinking about God?
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