September 28, 2021
Tuesday’s Thoughts on Scripture comes from Psalm 8 (here in its entirety, simply because it is too beautiful to consider only a part):
O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!—you whose glory is chanted above the heavens out of the mouths of infants and children; you have set up a fortress against your enemies, to silence the foe and avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars you have set in their courses, what are mere mortals that you should be mindful of them, human beings that you should care for them? Yet you have made them little less than divine; with glory and honor you crown them. You have made them rule over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet: all flocks and cattle, even the wild beasts of the field, the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes along the paths of the sea. O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (ELW)
All it takes is a few moments staring at the stars on a dark night to realize how vast and wide and amazing is God’s creation. If it has been a while since you gazed into the night sky, I invite you to do so as soon as possible.
Yet, even in the midst of such grandeur, God cares for each one of us individuals. Not just cares for us, but loves us. Crowns us in glory. Gives us work and responsibility. Invites us into relationship with God and with all God has made. Wow! Simply WOW!
Yes, Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Thanks be to God for allowing me, and all of us, to be a part of your creation!
Blessings. And prayers.
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