Psalm 11: The xBox Psalm


Bang! Bang!

Lights flash in the dark.

They are shooting at me again!

I duck down behind the rubble

but shots come from behind me -

Bang-bang-bang!

I’m not safe here

and I’m out of ammo.

Frantically I look around -

there must be somewhere to hide!

There must be someone to cover me

while I make a dash for it!


All good fun in an X-Box game

but life gets like this sometimes

When it does, you’d better know who has got your back!

And sorry, people might do their best

to protect and care for you, but they will fail.


Strong people, strong in a deep solid useful way,

know that no matter what

they are safe inside

because the battle for their life

has long ago been won!

Strong, safe people know that God is their refuge

so they can be a refuge for others.

And there, as we care for one another

we see the face of God

and know the power of love.

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Note on the photo:

The battle going on in this photo was the aftermath of a jolly good fun game of balloon volley ball, with kids from our church in my lounge.