Complaint Psalms - Psalm 69

This week I was doing some preperation for somethign which involved me taking a look at Psalm 69. It let me onto an intersting thought - we should complain more.

The Psalm is written by an individual who is drowning, not literally, in hatred that comes form his enemies, his own society and even his family. He makes this situation known to God and then calls on God for help.

As we read the Psalm we  begin to get a picture of what the complaint is. It wo...

Oysters, Liturgy, and Deuteronomy 6

Yesterday, at something we call ‘Root Group’, which is roughly a café-styled youth church, we took a look at Psalm 105 as part of a series of looking at the Psalms. The basic theme was God’s faithfulness, even when times are tough.

The reading for morning prayer this morning was the same Psalm, along with Deuteronomy 6. That particular cha...