....the Fathers ☦️⛪ often see these ‘infants’ as the distracting thoughts that immediately and persistently crop up when we attempt to stand ♥️ with our mind in our heart before God in Prayer~ DASH Them on the ROCK!
Ceaselessly call upon the Holy Name of Jesus, our οnly True Rock. 🪨🕯️📿
That is a great point about avoiding personal revenge-seeking. I hope that was implicit in what I wrote, but I agree with you that it would have been good to make that point plainly. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Thanks for reading, Trip. My sense is that Psalms includes “all of the above.” I think some of what the book includes could be described as venting toward God. It of course includes praises, laments, and many other things too. Some passages, though, just taken at face value, do read as curses directed at actual people. I think these can be understood given the culture of the time and the amount of warfare Israel got tangled up in. But as I wrote, Christians are not to simply follow that pattern and go around cursing people. And yes, God can handle and our raw honesty, as you say. He wants us to pray honestly. That comes through all across Psalms.
Wise words! Thank you for sharing this!
This is most excellent!!🤩💖
Dash the infants against the rocks….
....the Fathers ☦️⛪ often see these ‘infants’ as the distracting thoughts that immediately and persistently crop up when we attempt to stand ♥️ with our mind in our heart before God in Prayer~ DASH Them on the ROCK!
Ceaselessly call upon the Holy Name of Jesus, our οnly True Rock. 🪨🕯️📿
That is a great point about avoiding personal revenge-seeking. I hope that was implicit in what I wrote, but I agree with you that it would have been good to make that point plainly. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Thanks for reading, Trip. My sense is that Psalms includes “all of the above.” I think some of what the book includes could be described as venting toward God. It of course includes praises, laments, and many other things too. Some passages, though, just taken at face value, do read as curses directed at actual people. I think these can be understood given the culture of the time and the amount of warfare Israel got tangled up in. But as I wrote, Christians are not to simply follow that pattern and go around cursing people. And yes, God can handle and our raw honesty, as you say. He wants us to pray honestly. That comes through all across Psalms.