Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Noon Eucharist with Soup Lunch following

6:00 Soup supper: 7:00pm Evening Prayer

Reading:  Psalm 130

"My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the

morning, more than those who watch for the morning." Ps. 130:6

In the midst of night, floors creak, twigs brush, heart pounds. All that distresses seems nearer, larger, more fearsome. If only the light would break, if only dawn would come. Who will call us out of this marauding night? Earl Schwartz teaches us to watch for repeated words and phrases in Hebrew scripture: "more than those that watch for the morning, more than those that watch for the morning." Twice. The soul's desire for God is stronger than even the desire for the dawn. The heart's desire for Light, for new Life, is even stronger than the yearning to leave that midnight darkness.

The soul desires the presence of God, and when God is found, "my soul is peaceful as a child sleeping in its mother's arms." (Ps. 131:2)

• Get up before sunrise tomorrow and watch the dawn.