Re: Configured

Neil MacLennan January 15, 2025 1 0

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Psalm 29 (NRSVA)

1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
    worship the Lord in holy splendour.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory thunders,
    the Lord, over mighty waters.

4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,
    and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.

8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
    the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

9 The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl,
    and strips the forest bare;
    and in his temple all say, ‘Glory!’

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
    the Lord sits enthroned as king for ever.

11 May the Lord give strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless his people with peace!

To: David
From: Anonymous Neighbour
Subject: Re:configured

David,

IT’S ALL GETTING A BIT TOO LOUD IN HERE. CAN YOU LOT TURN IT DOWN A BIT?!

Normally, I don’t mind the singing and music from the temple; sometimes it’s really quite nice. But today, it was just TOO MUCH, especially the bass, boomy bits.

Ornaments, jars and pans fell off my walls and broke. There’s hardly a thing here that’s been left whole. They will all need to be put back together again and re-made: Can you send round one of your craftspeople? At least they do good work.

I look forward to hearing from you soon on this,

— A NEIGHBOUR.

PS I’ve heard that you’re in a composition frenzy. That must a couple of dozen songs you’ve been subjecting us to recently. I hope you’ve not got many to go.

Prayer:

Father God, we confess to you that we are guilty of not being content. 

Help us to:

Calm our rage

Moderate our temperament

Stifle our need for recrimination.

SPEAK LOUDLY TO US and re:configure our mindset to help us discern true injustice, to wisely understand righteous anger, and to — in all things — seek peace.

Re-stitch our patchwork personalities with threads of purple yarn, hems of golden braid and bindings of scarlet ribbon so that our new wholeness is a vibrant, affirming and pleasing reflection of what you have made of us.

Amen