Psalms 42 & 43
Proper 7 - Year C
Easter Vigil - Years A, B, C
Where is your G*D?
Let us offer a word of Thanks to our “enemy” who, in one way or another, raises this basic question. However it comes, we are blessed through a focus on an important question that we resist asking ourselves.
Here G*D is closely allied and associated with Hope and experienced through a steadfastness of a “love song” that touches deep places beyond any of our usual markers—beyond hope, beyond faith, beyond love. There is a yearning here that will not be satisfied with any of our usual measures—hope is not enough; faith is not enough; love is not enough.
This is a Jewish koan: “Where is your G*D?” No response is sufficient. Every response leads deeper. Some responses are more enlightening than others, but none are wide enough to hold for all time. This is instructive when we make an opportunity to sink deep within this question. This existential question balances an Edenic question from G*D, “Where are you?”
So we seek each other, we bump into each other, face-to-face and back-to-back, calling to each other, “Beloved, where are you? Come out and play.”
Finally, an openness to this question leads us toward becoming G*D, doing greater things. It resets our compass that has gotten confused with secondary priorities. Thankfully, if we have stopped asking the question of ourself, our favorite enemy raises it in ways we cannot avoid. It leads G*D toward us, doing humbler things. It reveals, within every everyday day, another facet of rainbows and empty tombs.
So, where is your G*D and what is keeping you from moving in that direction?
As found in Wrestling Year A: Connecting Sunday Readings with Lived Experience
Psalm 42 & 43
A place of refuge is a blessing. Finally breathing can slow, hearts can return to rhythm, adrenaline return to normal. Our fight or flight trap can be unsprung.
Can we remember glad tiding?
Can we anticipate thanks renewed?
Longing, thirsting, crying are night time activities. In the dark, creativity stirs. And it is evening. Come the dawn and noonday a new creation is formed. And it is good. In the cool of the day we reflect. Thank goodness we came as far as we did. There is still so far to go. And we are ready to wrestle a new day from the confusion of many a mile to go by a path less traveled.
A place of refuge to save us from ourselves, where our demons can depart, our enemies be resisted. Yes, a place of refuge is precious, too precious to remain long for there is life to be lived. So notice, even in the midst of running, that altar, right there, that you couldn’t see a moment ago. Was it always there? Probably not. For this moment it is. Our place of refuge was with us before we got there. Why are you cast down, disquieted? Oh, right! Well, anyway, remember . . . anticipate, all manner of things shall be well.
http://kcmlection.blogspot.com/2013/06/psalms-42-43.html
Psalm 42 and 43 , or Psalm 22:19-28
Why are you cast down, O my soul? Let me count the ways.
Hope in G*D. What's the option?
The poverty of the poor is still noticeable.
When dealt with, instead of noticed, it will bring forth praise.
This will be the turning point wherein the ends of the earth shall remember, and be glad.
http://www.kairoscomotion.org/lectionary/2004/june2004.html
Psalms 42 & 43 or Psalm 22:19-28
What do you remember when you pour out your soul?
Is it the process of thanks? How about existing on tears?
As you think and feel your way through your typical or first response to new occasion of life, there is soul work at work. One of our tasks is to make it as conscious as we can, even knowing that there will always be some dimness to our vision.
- - -
"By day the Lord
commands the Lord's
steadfast love,
at night the Lord's song
is with me -
a prayer
to the God of my life"
songs become prayer
Lord sings
I sing
God sings
wrapping songs in prayer
http://kcmlection.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html
"Where is your G*D?"
Let us offer a word of Thanks to our "enemy" who, in one way or another, raises this basic question. However it comes, we are blessed through a focus on an important question that we resist asking ourselves.
Here G*D is closely allied and associated with Hope and experienced through a steadfastness of a "love song" that touches deep places beyond any of our usual markers - beyond hope, beyond faith, beyond love. There is a yearning here that will not be satisfied with any of our usual measures - hope is not enough, faith is not enough, love is not enough.
This is a Jewish koan, "Where is your G*D?" No response is sufficient. Every response leads deeper. Some responses are more enlightening than others, but none are wide enough to hold for all time. This is instructive, if given an opportunity to sink deep within. This existential question balances an Edenic question from G*D, "Where are you?"
So we seek each other, we bump into each other, face-to-face and back-to-back, calling to each other, "Beloved, where are you; come out and play."
Finally, an openness to this question leads us toward becoming G*D, doing greater things. It resets our compass that has gotten confused with secondary priorities. Thankfully, if we have stopped asking the question of ourself, our favorite enemy raises it in ways we cannot avoid. It leads G*D toward us, doing humbler things. It reveals, within every everyday day, another facet of rainbows and empty tombs.
So, where is your G*D and what is keeping you from moving in that direction?
http://kcmlection.blogspot.com/2010/06/psalm-42.html
I say to G*D, “Why have you forsaken me?”
I say to my soul, “Why are you cast down?”
As with all “why” questions, there is no adequate singular response.
Continue the vigil past these questions. There are only a magical number 7 more to go. I suppose it is good to know that this is drawing to a close. As with any therapeutic intervention, this vigil may not come to anything before it is time to close. So, one more step. Why? Well, why not?
You’ve paid deeply to come this far. And yet is it always an option to not hold any longer, but fold. Blessings on your decision.
http://kcmlection.blogspot.com/2014/04/psalm-42-and-psalm-43-vigil.html