Newsletter, July 29
Reverend Sheelagh’s Thought for the Week: July 29, 2015
We have some interesting themes developing in the scriptures over the next few weeks. The Gospel is focused on nurturing the soul and spirit through “bread” in a variety of ways; the letter to the Ephesians, begins the “body” of Christ imagery that forms the early Christian identity, and we are still held in the throws of David’s horrible story in the Hebrew Scriptures. They all point to the love and mercy of God. Interestingly it is David, (yes this same David), who is reputed to have composed many of the psalms. The psalms are an interesting counterpoint to the events of David’s story, and one can imagine that he writes them as a reflection to what is happening to him. This coming Sunday offers us psalm 51. Perhaps it reflects David’s journey to remorse and repentance. I like to hear it that way, for it brings some redemption to the terrible happenings of life, not just in our Biblical tales, but in our own real stories. We all have moments when we also cry out, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” And through the witness of these stories, we know that we are held and loved through these moments. + Continue reading