Today we heard a message from one of our newly ordained pastors on Psalm 24. It was a good reminder that when we (Christians) read the psalms, we read through the lens of the New Testament, Christ, and the resurrection. We are built up in our most holy faith (Jude 1:20) on the foundation of the Old Testament Law and Prophets and the New Testament Apostles and prophets of which Christ is the Cornerstone (see Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16; Mt 21:42, Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20; 1 Peter 2:6-7).
So, here is a “poetic reflection” through a Christo-Centric lens on Psalm 24:
A reflection on Psalm 24
(Trigger Warning: Bad free verse ahead but a part of The Poetry Project: Don’t expect art. Expect honesty. Oh, and always read the psalm before reading the reflection.)
Just a Prayer Shouting Joy
There is joy in thoughts of You.
Not the superficial or fleeting thought,
Not the unexamined or base thought,
But the roots-of-the-mountain thought,
that dares to gaze at the depths of Your greatness.
Everything I see is Yours.
Everything.
…..
More than that,
Everything, visible and invisible is Yours.
The fullness of it all,
The completeness of it all,
It was all created by You and for You and declares
You.
Others claim it and name it and clutch it.
But all of its fullness,
all of its richness,
all of its mystery,
all of its beauty,
all of its complexity,
all of its tantalizing wonders are Yours.
……
The ones who dwell here,
Me and them, all of them, all of us,
We are ALL Yours!
You put us where we are.
You determined our boundaries.
Those neighbors on my right and the ones on the left too,
You placed them as much as me.
And in them, You give me a people,
to love,
to serve,
to encourage,
to bless,
to be a brother’s keeper.
O God of wonders,
O Christ who is all and in all,
Who made all that I see.
Help me to know
That You are the King of Glory.
So, like the ancient gates
I will lift up my head
that the King of glory may inhabit my heart.
Who is the King of Glory?
. The Lord, scarred and pierced
. The Lord, triumphant over death.
He is the King of Glory.
So, like the ancient gates
. I will lift up my head
. that the King of glory may conquer my heart.
Who is the King of glory?
. The Lamb of God, who takes away sins,
. The Lamb of God, slain from the foundations of the earth,
He is the King of glory! Selah
Go to Psalm 25
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