Psalm 44
As a boy I tried grabbing salamanders from the creek. They're just like intentions and are better left swimming. http://ref.ly/Ps44.20-21;esv
Psalm 43
I insist that people see my view. I abandon a fort, walk into a chaos of darkness, and no one sees anything. http://ref.ly/Ps43;esv
What Does It Mean to Be Human?
You found some bones in a cave, and I'm proud of you. Let me ask: Is it a graveyard or a crime scene? While we dally over links to the past, we evict the present as jetsam. What if we dare to bestow the title human on these barely human creatures but in accepting the notion refuse to grace millions with the same dignity - who deserve it by right, whether evolutionary or not. My pride has its limits.
Psalm 42
Shoulder pads and plastic made a Georgia summer oppressive. Coaches and heat were tyrannical. Thirst became tangible. http://ref.ly/Ps42;esv
Forgetting
We will forget. For at least three-hundred and something days most of us will live like nothing ever happened. Will you please forgive us, them, everything? We can't take it back, but can we start again?
Psalm 41
Open arms and borders to refugees and godlike compassion opens the Heart. Grace gives a stranger a home. http://ref.ly/Ps41;esv
Psalm 40
How do you think of me: fretting like a parent, huffing disappointment, or smiling as you wave me off to school? http://ref.ly/Ps40.5;esv
Psalm 39
Shaken like a 2-liter, what spews out is praise and hope. I tend to chortle comfort and bubble with convenience. http://ref.ly/Ps39;esv
Psalm 38
"Just speaking my mind" is commonplace, like summer gnats sticking in your eyes. Silence and patience offer relief. http://ref.ly/Ps38.13-14;esv
Psalm 37
Trust is seeing an ancient floor, weathered and unstable. Stepping out, finding a granite slab, still feels rickety. http://ref.ly/Ps37;esv