Scripture: Psalm 5:7
But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.
Thought for the Day: The unknown has always been a catalyst for me to seek answers. I think most of us would tend to agree, and when it comes to our understanding of God, it is no different. As we encounter a challenging thought or are exposed to a new experience of the divine, we yearn to understand and put a framework of explanation around it. I would never discourage anyone from exploring the nature of God by seeking answers to tough questions, but I think too many of us feel uncomfortable when reasoned explanations are not found. We do not rest easy in the cloud of mystery. I understand that restlessness, but the author of the Psalm reminds us to go ahead and be in awe of that which cannot be fully described in language or ritual. To truly be in awe is to stumble into a knee-weakening reverence. A God encounter is always beyond the human capacity to explain, and in those moments its okay to be uncomfortably euphoric before the One who has and always will be the Holy Other.
Prayer: Grant me courage, O Holy One, to simply be in your presence – a presence that cannot fully fit in the narrow frameworks we attempt to use. Amen
PLAN TO BE IN WORSHIP
This Sunday
A Special Sunday of Blessing
For educators and support staff,
along with students of all ages
