Hey all,
Life has been busy - hence no posting!! Still no time really, but here is a quick post!
We've been doing a wonderful course in Prayer and Spirituality on Fridays this semester. A few weeks ago we did a wonderful session about Praying with the Psalms with Rev Professor Howard Wallace - he's just published a number of books on the Psalms, so he was really able to bring them alive for us.
At the end of it we were asked to write a prayer ourselves in the shape of a Psalm. Despite being an erstwhile English teacher I'm not usually good at this kind of stuff - but here's my contribution. I'd be interested to hear your feedback.
Praise, praise to you, O God of the earth,
for you have created the cosmos and all that is in it.
Praise, Praise to you, O God of the Mountains
You are greater than my strife, more powerful than my tormentors.
Praise, Praise to you O God of the rivers
You bring life giving water to crop and beast.
Who am I Lord, to approach one so mighty-
To ask for help form my creator?
Yet you were with me at the hour of my birth
You knew me before I knew myself.
You understand the deepest desires of my heart, even when I cannot utter them.
O Lord, I rejoice in you, my creator,
God of Heaven and earth
For you are greater than my tormentors
You have known me since the beginning of time.
Blessings to you all,
SB
