Psalm 6
It is once again a beautiful morning from my back porch. I spent yesterday running around picking up last minute supplies and sorting through my backpack to release about 3 lbs of extras in order to get my pack down to a manageable weight of 45.5 lbs. This is heavier than I would have liked but it is manageable.
Todays Psalm is one of thos that is still hard to deal with as David (if David did indeed write this) as what I call an immature understanding of God. Its the belief that his illness is casued by God and through tears and weeping he can somehow convince God he is worth healing. I too believe in an asking God for healing but recognizing this God of love heals in many different ways and not just physical healing. I don't have to convince God I am worthy of healing, I am worthy because I am a creation of God. With all of the deaths from tornados this season, I want to shout out loud and clear that they were not taken because they were not worthy. Indeed they are worthy because of who God created them to me. Tornados and other disasters are not some divine punishment for sins but in the earth doing what it has done for millions of years. As beautiful as nature is, it can also be very dangerous at times. David's prayer for God's salvation takes on new meaning in the light of the Gospel of Jesus. Salvation become a way for me to be all God created me to me in this life and in eternity to come.
Lord, be with all those who have lost loved ones in disasters this year. Grant unto us the knowledge of your never failing love even in trying times. Amen.
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