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Environmental Stewardship Commission
(MEESC)
Lectionary Reflection
Year A, Proper 8, Psalm
Psalm 89: 1-18:
The heavens bear witness to your
wonders, O LORD, *
and to your faithfulness
in the assembly of the holy ones;
For who in the skies can be
compared to the LORD? *
who is like the LORD among
the gods?
God is much to be feared in
the council of the holy ones, *
great and terrible to
all those round about him.
Who is like you, LORD God of
hosts? *
O mighty LORD, your faithfulness
is all around you.
You rule the raging of the sea
*
and still the surging
of its waves.
You have crushed Rahab of the
deep with a deadly wound; *
you have scattered your
enemies with your mighty arm.
Yours are the heavens; the earth
also is yours; *
you laid the foundations
of the world and all that is in it.
You have made the north and the
south; *
Tabor and Hermon rejoice
in your Name.
(VS 5-12)
Reflection on Psalm 89: 1-18:
by the Rev Tom Harries
How could one include honor or concern for the natural environment in
a sermon for today? Once you bring up the question, you can probably spot
the opportunities as well as I.
Heavens bearing witness to God. God’s power shown in the fact that
God rules and controls creation. The unsaid implication being that mere
humans don’t. We are making major modifications to natural systems that
are essentially beyond our understanding.
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