August 1, Feast of St Aidan of Lindesfarn

Give judgement for me, O Lord, for I have lived with integrity.
Psalm 26:1

Monday, August 30, 2010

Lead me in your truth, O Lord, and teach me. 

                                      

Antiphon: Psalm 25  

August 29, The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Praise  

the Lord from the heavens,

 praise him from the heights, 

Praise him, all you angels of his, 

Praise him all you heavenly host. 

Psalm 148: 1,2 

August 28, Feast of St Augustine of Hippo

The Lord gives 

victory to his anointed. 

Antiphon on 

Psalm 20

Friday August 27

Iona

    My boundaries enclose a pleasant land, indeed I have a goodly heritage. Psalm 16:8

August 26, St Louise de France

I love you, O Lord, my strength

Psalm 18:1

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Open my eyes that I may see the wonders of your love. 

Based on Psalm  119: 18

                                           -+-

Psalm 119:18 in the Hebrew Bible, of course,  says “law.”  The first time I substituted  “love” for “law” I didn’t know I had done it until after my meditation time. And it led to more pondering. It seems to me that “law” is not as near as “love” to the original Hebrew meaning of law - it calls forth not dour obedience but joyful response   to God’s love- it IS I believe an expression of God’s love. On Jesus callt o love God, self and neighbor, “hangs all the law and the prohhets” we are told.  On THIS hangs one for the reasons for starting this blog but I’ll have to tell that story later.