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In the Waiting: Psalm 8

“O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.” (Ps.8:1)

Your majestic name fills the earth. Your glory is everywhere!

  • The sky, the stars, the seas, the mountains, the trees, the flowers

  • The peacocks, the penguins, the poodles, the prawns

  • A single hawk in flight, a river teeming with fish, a trail

  • through a wooded forest

  • A cry of a newborn baby, a daughter on her wedding day

  • A living room with friends who listen to God together, a kind word, an unexpected gift

  • A lover’s gaze, a graveside lined with mourners

  • A winding prayer labyrinth, a wordless prayer, a hymn of praise, a quiet place to rest

  • A child’s playful laughter, a meal shared with those in need, a joyful “welcome home,”

  • A person made in the image of God who is seen and heard and beloved

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