Written and published on 9 February 2015; republished on 22 November 2017; revised

• JOB 7:1-4 AND 6-7
• PSALM 147: 1-6

Dear Ones,

I was in church yesterday. It was great! The first reading was Job 7:1-4 and 6-7. It sounded a lot like me having a hard time with Ascension symptoms … especially the part about his days being swifter than a weaver’s shuttle…

But there it was, Job. Old Testament …

Job 7:1-4 and 6-7 (KJV, public domain)

1 “Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling?

2 “As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

3 “So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

4 “When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day …

6 “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

7 “O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.”

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Well so, I thought: This is far from a message of good cheer! And then they sang this song, what they call a Responsorial Psalm. Which is to say, the knitting up of care and woe through Faith …

Video: “Praise the Lord, Who Heals the Brokenhearted. Psalm 147 (B064),” William Ferris – Topic, 20 July 2014 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r1u6z1NxAc ..

Psalm 147: 1-6 (KJV, public domain)

1 “Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

2 “The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

3 “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

4 “He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

5 “Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

6 “The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.”

Mainly what I liked about the Response, “Praise the Lord, Who Heals the Brokenhearted,” was how the whole congregation joined in on the chorus. Pretty cool!

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

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