Psalm 124: Like a mouse
(a reflection) Like a mouse in the claws of a hawk or a kiwi attacked by a stoat or a deer with one leg in a gin trap I am trapped, and terrified! Like a child swept away in a swollen river forces much bigger than me threaten and attack me. Even in our comfortable, predictable lives anger and fear still bully us and steal our peace. And do you know the most powerful thing we can do? Declare that God is on my side, remember that God has already saved us over and over and over again. Yes, God is for us! Yes, the maker of heaven and earth is on your side! Everything that is good in life is a priceless gift from God won for us through Christ. Like a fantail who flits easily away from the cat’s lunge so we dance our way out of evil’s reach for we are free, we are protected, we are safe in the name of the Lord, who’s on our side! |
Psalm 124: If it wasn’t for God
(Call to Worship, in 2 voices) If it wasn’t for God we’d be a wreck! If God wasn’t on our side we’d be wiped out by our enemies. If God had not been there for us anger and fear would have swept us away. If Christ had not saved us we would be totally lost. Thank you, thank you Lord for you rescued us from the trap we were snared in. Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth and is on our side! |