Halloween! So let us look at the psalm, not for this Sunday (Proper 26 in the jargon) but for 1 November -- All Saints' day, which happens to fall on Sunday. [For Proper 26, see the page on Psalm 107.] Some say that years ago, the winter frosts coming on, All Hallows day absorbed Celtic … Continue reading Psalm 34, 1 Nov 2020
Month: October 2020
Crystal Ball, Nov and Advent 2020
During social distancing, The Crystal Ball indicates likely choices for a recording for the online services, assuming the first set psalm is to be used. [Letters in square brackets] every second week apply to Zoom services at South Woden only. Worship leaders indicated are invited to advise the Webmaster of any preferences in theme, music … Continue reading Crystal Ball, Nov and Advent 2020
Psalm 90, 25 Oct ’20
This first song in Book IV of the Psalter is the only one said to be by Moses. If so, his experiences of leading desperate people through the wilderness, ultimately reaching but not entering the promised land, added fervour. Authorship is not a major consideration in the singing and receiving of the resultant psalm each … Continue reading Psalm 90, 25 Oct ’20
Psalm 99, 18 Oct ’20
If you read last week's entry on Psalm 106 you will know that, for this author, justice and equity are foundational themes, if not prominent ones, in this psalm and many others. As in 106, the psalmist in the first few lines declares the greatness and goodness of the divine creative spirit. Then Psalm 99 … Continue reading Psalm 99, 18 Oct ’20
Psalm 106, 11 Oct ’20
Without sounding too much like a cracked record, I must record that justice and equity as ideals and goals for both communities and individuals are major take-aways from Psalm 106, as well as 99 listed for the following Sunday. It only takes a few lines of this psalm before the word 'justice' leaps out of … Continue reading Psalm 106, 11 Oct ’20
Psalms in the South 