Category Archives: Discernment

Wailing into Dancing

Posted on April 12, 2015 by wamplerp

I will exalt you, Lord , for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. You, Lord , brought … Continue reading →

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Gates and Doors

Posted on April 10, 2015 by wamplerp

The earth is the Lord ’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord ? … Continue reading →

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Quiet Waters

Posted on April 9, 2015 by wamplerp

This verse suggests the road to true soul refreshment comes only after 1) recognizing and following the shepherd; 2) allowing the shepherd to provide for our needs so that we “lack nothing”; 3) accepting the shepherd’s direction to “lie down in green pastures”; and 4) trusting the Shepherd to provide the quiet water we need when we need it. Continue reading →

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Down from the Heavens

Posted on April 6, 2015 by wamplerp

I love you, Lord , my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I called to … Continue reading →

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The Praise of Children and Infants

Posted on April 4, 2015 by wamplerp

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.  When I consider … Continue reading →

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Leviathan

Posted on March 31, 2015 by wamplerp

No one is fierce enough to rouse it.  Who then is able to stand against me?  Who has a claim against me that I must pay?  Everything under heaven belongs to me.  I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s … Continue reading →

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Behemoth

Posted on March 30, 2015 by wamplerp

Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.   What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!   Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews … Continue reading →

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Counting Clouds

Posted on March 29, 2015 by wamplerp

Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you … Continue reading →

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Out of the Storm

Posted on March 27, 2015 by wamplerp

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:   “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?   Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.   “Where were you … Continue reading →

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Frozen

Posted on March 26, 2015 by wamplerp

At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.   Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.   He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends … Continue reading →

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