"Put the Violence to Sleep, God... Turn our Wrath into Praise."  This Psalm is a beautiful response to our desperate need for "vengeance"--when our safety is destroyed and what we love is taken away.  The last Psalms bring us to this place of needing to see God's power over everything violent and terrible... and we are left with the image of wrath transformed.

Psalm 77

Exploring the Psalms--the prayer book of the Bible--we learn together the Spiritual Vocabulary of healing, resilience, and praise. Ramona, Gaye, and John lean into the mystery and power of these ancient songs with awe.  These prayers were held by an enslaved people through the horrific Exile in Babylon, then crafted, organized, and woven together into sacred meeting space to heal an entire nation and world. These are the prayers that Jesus used, lived into, unveiled, and gave to us to pray together. These are the Prayers that Bring Us HOME
From the San Antonio Mennonite Church, a joyful community that is doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God in our Southtown neighborhood.