VIII.
Let’s return to Psalm 100 and as you read it pay attention to what it tells you about who you are.

IX.
Psalm 100 (NRSV)

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

X.
The Psalmist makes several claims about God and makes several claims about us.

How does the Psalmist describe us?

How do you respond to the Psalmist claims about who you are?

As I reread the Psalm, it seems to me more and more the case that I have a hard time separating what the Psalmist reports about God and what he reports about who we are.

Take some time today and consider not only what the Psalmist reports about God but what you can say about God from your own experiences.

You might be led to make a joyful noise or you might be led to ask some questions of God. In other Psalms you find a number of questions posed to God.

If the Psalmist is on the right path when he says of The Lord, “his steadfast love endures forever,” I doubt our honest questions are a problem for God. Maybe we should be able to find some joy even in our asking.

charles
{ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est}