Psalm 29
According to Google, this is the 300th post in my unremarkable guide to a truly remarkable book.
This is yet another Psalm of David,
"Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength."
"The voice of God is heard over the waters, the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters."
This is an echo of the first post in this blog - in Genesis 1 it says God spoke over the waters.
We know from experience that the same natural forces that bring life to earth are also sometimes violent, and of the life that has existed here only 0.01% is still here according to science.
"The voice of the LORD is powerful and majestic, breaking trees, dislodging mountains"
Such natural disasters are often attributed as "acts of God" by insurance companies who use it as an excuse not to pay out.
There was a rather clever film a few years ago called "The man who sued God", in which Billy Connolly's boat was struck by lightening and destroyed. His insurance company said it was not covered as it was an act of God - so Billy's character decided to sue the Catholic Church, Anglican church and Jewish Synagogue for losses as they are God's representatives.
The ending of the film is rather too twee and "Disney" for me. However it is interesting that during the film Billy's character actually gains more special things than he loses.
It is very difficult sometimes to see people suffering the aftermath of natural disasters, and I am glad that usually Christian organisations are among the first to respond.
The other thing is that sometimes you just have to watch a storm rage - it is often quite exhilarating.
Thanks for sticking with the blog for 299 posts, and have a very happy Christmas - chances are I will do another post on the 27th of December...
According to Google, this is the 300th post in my unremarkable guide to a truly remarkable book.
This is yet another Psalm of David,
"Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength."
"The voice of God is heard over the waters, the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters."
This is an echo of the first post in this blog - in Genesis 1 it says God spoke over the waters.
We know from experience that the same natural forces that bring life to earth are also sometimes violent, and of the life that has existed here only 0.01% is still here according to science.
"The voice of the LORD is powerful and majestic, breaking trees, dislodging mountains"
Such natural disasters are often attributed as "acts of God" by insurance companies who use it as an excuse not to pay out.
There was a rather clever film a few years ago called "The man who sued God", in which Billy Connolly's boat was struck by lightening and destroyed. His insurance company said it was not covered as it was an act of God - so Billy's character decided to sue the Catholic Church, Anglican church and Jewish Synagogue for losses as they are God's representatives.
The ending of the film is rather too twee and "Disney" for me. However it is interesting that during the film Billy's character actually gains more special things than he loses.
It is very difficult sometimes to see people suffering the aftermath of natural disasters, and I am glad that usually Christian organisations are among the first to respond.
The other thing is that sometimes you just have to watch a storm rage - it is often quite exhilarating.
Thanks for sticking with the blog for 299 posts, and have a very happy Christmas - chances are I will do another post on the 27th of December...
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