God Reveals Psalm 8 (The Message)
A David Psalm
1 God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name.2 Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you;
toddlers shout the songs
That drown out enemy talk,
and silence atheist babble.
3-4 I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous,
your handmade sky-jewelry,
Moon and stars mounted in their settings.
Then I look at my micro-self and wonder,
Why do you bother with us?
Why take a second look our way?
5-8 Yet we've so narrowly missed being gods,
bright with Eden's dawn light.
You put us in charge of your handcrafted world,
repeated to us your Genesis-charge,
Made us lords of sheep and cattle,
even animals out in the wild,
Birds flying and fish swimming,
whales singing in the ocean deeps.
9 God, brilliant Lord,
your name echoes around the world.
For Reflection Some interpret these lines as a statement of human power. Perhaps it does define the limit of our power as stewards, caretakers, of God's creation; made in the image of God , but not quite God. Echos of Genesis 1, these passages restate what it means to be made in the image of God. Humans suffer (as God frequently suffers) in carrying out their responsibilities. Look to ministry of Jesus to define the what human dominion is intended to be, ruling as a suffering servant. Think on these passages this weekend. Make a list of those things that seem to warrant celebrations of your stewardship.
Pray
Offer prayers of praise for the gift of sovereignty. Pray that you continue to become a more effective suffering servant of the Creator.
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