Friday, June 13, 2014

who am I, we ask

why do we matter
to You, o God
“who am I”, we ask,
as the psalmist begs the question
wondering how you, o God
would even care that we exist
not just individually
but a species on earth

You have made us special
a little lower than the angels
You have given us dominion
to care for the earth
all of creation, the world
“Who am I”, I ask
and then I hear, clearly,
Your answer, o God,
“You are a part of creation,
made in the image of God.”


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edited June 13, 2014
who am I, we ask
June 13, 2014
The psalmist begs the question
Psalm 8:1
“God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name.” (The Message)
Psalm 8:4
“Then I look at my micro-self and wonder,
Why do you bother with us?
Why take a second look our way?” (The Message)
Psalm 8:9
“God, brilliant Lord, your name
echoes around the world. ” (The Message)
Psalm 8 (NCV)
“The Lord’s Greatness”
Psalm 8 (The Message)
“A Psalm of David”
Upper Room Disciplines for 2014
for June 13, 2014
read June 13, 2014
&
June 9, 2014 to June 15, 2014
“Mirroring God’s Love”
by Sue Joiner
Director of Called Back to the Well
&
overview page
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
first creation story
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
Trinity Sunday
Peace with Justice Sunday
&
article by Morgan Guyton,
“Al Mohler’s Nihilistic Man vs. Bill Nye’s Reasonable Man”
February 5, 2014
and my comment to that post:
“After watching the debate, my only thought was that
both of them are wrong because they were both
too sure they were right. Bill Nye seems to be saying
the reasonable man can reason it all out and Ken Ham
seems to be saying just read the bible. Neither seems
truly viable. We are arrogant if we thinks we are creators
(i.e. copyrighting DNA code) and we are denying our own eyes
if we say all of this happened in such a short period of time
if you just use a calculator to add of the genealogies in the bible.
We need the Creator and the mind God has given us. We need
to also remember that we only see in part now and that
God's ways are not our ways too.”
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based on debate between Ken Hamm and Bill Nye
February 4, 2014
&
Children’s Message
“And God Created
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
1/19/2014

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