Many of the psalms are downright jubilant. They are brilliantly thankful–whether observing the weather, the crops, the state of the nation, or whatever–and this thankfulness is directly linked to God. Yes, they are confident, and that confidence comes because they know and believe that God is powerful and God is good.
But other psalms are extremely woeful. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (22:1) They just can’t believe that things have gone so bad. They scream protest. They cry out in misery. But here’s the thing: they protest because they believe that God is powerful and God is good. They are sure something is wrong. It’s not supposed to be this way! How can it be this way?
Thus, whether jubilant or woebegone, they believe that things should work out. In the short run, obviously they don’t. In the long run, they still believe. If they didn’t, they wouldn’t protest. They would just quit.
—Tim Stafford at http://timstafford.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/a-healing-world/
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Picture of the Day:
The sun was an orange orb, floating in the sky as I drove to work this morning, but by the time I could stop to take a picture, the thick clouds had turned it into a gauzy, shapeless light. The sun shone all day, but the temp was only 20-something as I drove home. The radio this morning said our temps are about 20 degrees below normal. They're predicting below zero tonight.
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