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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Midrash and Rewriting Psalms
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Psalm 27 for Our Times
by Neva Reece
The Righteousness of Divinity is my strength,
Will I fear anyone?
Only the Lord can guard my life,
Who will intimidate me?
When the forces of iniquity, the voices of inequality, seek to diminish me for my flesh,
They will fall, they will bear their own judgment
I see the soldiers, lined up against me and mine, and my heart beats with life.
Voices of violence may speak, but I will stand my ground.
Only one thing I claim,
To be equally regarded with the power of life,
To be equal in God’s house, and all houses
To see the beauty that God has for me and me alone.
I seek the shelter only of God, the One who understands this time of trouble.
Cover me with the protection of your divine time, time beyond history,
Honor me for the heights I have achieved,
Unveil the eyes of others to see how tall I stand.
My eyes see beyond those who would hold me back,
My voice echoes through the ages,
Loudly,
My song cannot be stopped.
God hear us, as you always have,
Respond for all to see!
You brought us through,
This far by faith.
Though our families are broken by someone else’s history,
We are taken up
Teach us how to walk the path that is ours alone,
The path we have prepared through the generations,
This path is beyond the view of those who would stop us,
In their ignorance, they tell lies, they think all paths are theirs,
And they will fight to own them - like a dog in the manger,
Who claims that which is of no benefit to him.
but what is ours, is ours alone.
I believe, while I live,
These things will come to pass.
I will wait only for the Lord, and for the Lord only.
My heart is full of courage and is strength itself.
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