This week's challenge is based on the book of Psalms and you are to create a baby card or something to do with a lullabye. This week's thoughts:
Several weeks ago in church the pastor used an illustration
in reference to the psalms that I had never thought about before. He said that
just as a mother sings lullabyes to her children at night to help them rest
when going to bed, the book of psalms can be likened to God’s lullabyes to His
children.
It made me realize how often I turn to the psalms for help
with any number of wide-ranging emotions. When I am angry or upset at a certain
situation I’ll often turn to Psalm 73. It contains a progressive narrative that
moves me from indignation and anger to sorrow, thoughts of humility at the
great gift God has given me and thankfulness for the close relationship with His son, Jesus.
During my years as a single mother when I often felt
overwhelmed I clung to verse 1 of Psalm 57 (KJ), “In the shadow of thy wings
will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.” It made me feel
like a little bird, safe under the wings of the One who is always in control,
and helped me rest when my mind was whirling late at night with a seemingly
impossible list of tasks and responsibilities.
Just the other night we received some distressing
financial news, so while I prepared dinner I asked my daughter to read to me out loud from the psalms so I could find comfort and focus on the eternal, rather than the
temporal. I wrote out verse 1 of Psalm 122 (NIV) and pinned it to my
refrigerator, “I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of
the Lord.”
What psalms or verse of a psalm speaks to your heart in a
situation you’re facing right now? Maybe it is illness, or loneliness or sorrow
or even joy. The psalms speak to the full range of emotions and help rock us
to sleep with the knowledge that whatever it might be, whatever we are facing, God is in control. And
He loves His children.
This week’s challenge is to make a baby card or a project
that speaks to the theme of Psalms as lullabyes. We hope you join us and
please, leave us your thoughts on your favorite psalm, or favorite for the moment, and how it has worked in your life.
Now for our projects from the design team:
Tracey Fehr
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