"Though we carry all of this hurt. . . We hold Your HESED love forever, God." This roller coaster of voices begins with perfect praise, shifts to God's description and promises of the Messiah, and then finally gathers around the Messiah crying out to God in agonizing misery. This Psalm concludes a movement of Psalms that began in 86 and introduces us to the Messiah's heart and life-arch.

Psalm 90

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.