Many Things We Can't Understand

Psalm 29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor. The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory!" The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever. May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace!

The recent storms and floods have left so many devastated. There were people killed, some swept away and not yet found; properties destroyed and lost. The beginning of the week started with Nick at night asking Jesus about things he could not understand, and Jesus gave him a key to the beginning of understanding: To understand the spiritual things, we must have a spiritual mind; but even then, not all things will be understood. Paul knew this and looked forward to the day when he and us would come to complete understanding. For now, we are like the psalmist trying to make sense of all things in a poetic way ending with a simple prayer for even us today: May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless His people with peace!

Beyond that, we have no answers. We pray for comfort for those mourning. We pray for peace for those lacking it. May God grand strength to all people. May we be able to share what we can with those in need.

PRAYER: Lord, we repeat David's prayer: Give us strength and bless us with peace. Amen.

Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!

Eradio Valverde