Psalm 8
As I write this, I just got word that my classmate died. He was maybe 26, tops. I just met him this semester, but I met him in a small class of 5 so the impact is larger than it would otherwise be. There were other circumstances, too, but I won't get into that here.
Psalm 8 is a hard read right now. I know I'm not the only one who finds it hard to praise God during times like this. Maybe it's a personal trauma or tragedy. Maybe it's a friend, family member, coworker, or colleague. Maybe it's nothing "big," but it's just ~life.~
The great thing is, my feelings don't dictate reality. Some religions propose that God is something or someone within ourselves, but the God of the Bible has an existence external to us. I find comfort in that because it means that I don't dictate who God is, and neither do my circumstances.
God is God.
God is worthy to be praised.
God is majestic.
And man-
We are fleeting, but oh, so precious. Humanity has been crowned with glory and honor. With reason and a soul. Yes, man is dust, but we contain the breath of God. We image the Divine.
Who are we that God is mindful of us? That he cares for us? That he became one of us and died for us? We are nothing. And yet, we are a little less than everything.
Psalm 8 is a hard read right now. I know I'm not the only one who finds it hard to praise God during times like this. Maybe it's a personal trauma or tragedy. Maybe it's a friend, family member, coworker, or colleague. Maybe it's nothing "big," but it's just ~life.~
The great thing is, my feelings don't dictate reality. Some religions propose that God is something or someone within ourselves, but the God of the Bible has an existence external to us. I find comfort in that because it means that I don't dictate who God is, and neither do my circumstances.
God is God.
God is worthy to be praised.
God is majestic.
And man-
We are fleeting, but oh, so precious. Humanity has been crowned with glory and honor. With reason and a soul. Yes, man is dust, but we contain the breath of God. We image the Divine.
Who are we that God is mindful of us? That he cares for us? That he became one of us and died for us? We are nothing. And yet, we are a little less than everything.
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