Majesty of God

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Psalm 8  The Message

A David Psalm

8 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 

God has placed human beings in charge,  We carry the authority of God.  And yet, we act as though we owe nothing to our creator.  We were created to become stewards of God's creation.  There are over 7 billion of us on this planet we call Earth.  Sustainability of life is growing more and more difficult.  Resources are scarce. Governance is more demanding.

Perhaps, then, we can understand the urgent need for living lives in the fullness of God's intention for God's creation. 

Pray

prayers of intersession so that you can be more in tune with God's plan for God's kingdom.  Pray for an abiding trust in the power of God to make all things right.