May 18, 2020

Daily Lectionary Readings for Year A

Psalm 93
Have you ever watched the waves of Lake Michigan crash into the pier?  The Psalm feels like that.  Someone watching the incredible power of the sea and wind and writing a song about God's might.  Keep this in mind these first three days of the week.  Pay attention to the ways the wind and the rain display their strength and power.  Are you ready to write a song about it?

Genesis 9:8-17
During our Zoom Coffee Hour after worship yesterday, we talked about rainbows.  Bear Vasquez was on our mind.  The Rainbow Guy brought us to tears as he rejoiced at the sight of a double rainbow in the Yosemite National Forest.  We also remembered rainbows ushering in new beginnings and standing as a sign of hope.  We talked about Kermit, Jim Hensen, and The Rainbow Connection. And, Sara Kropp shared a poem that gave her comfort in the days surrounding the passing of her father.  As Sara researched where the poem came from, she found that it was actually the words of a song written by Vicki Brown, a songwriter, and vocalist from the UK who wrote it a year before she died from breast cancer.  Thank you, Sara, for sharing. 

Time for me to go now, I won't say goodbye;
Look for me in rainbows, way up in the sky.
In the morning sunrise when all the world is new,
Just look for me and love me, as you know I loved you.

Time for me to leave you, I won't say goodbye;
Look for me in rainbows, high up in the sky.
In the evening sunset, when all the world is through
Just look for me and love me, and I'll be close to you.

It won't be forever, the day will come and then
My loving arms will hold you, when we meet again.

Time for us to part now, we won't say goodbye;
Look for me in rainbows, shining in the sky.
Every waking moment, and all your whole life through
Just look for me and love me, as you know I loved you.

Just wish me to be near you
And I'll be there with you.

Peace,
Dean