I Will Praise You Lord For You Have Rescued Me Psalm 30
Last Sunday our Gospel texts shared about the disciples waking Jesus asleep in their boat in the midst of a storm they thought would kill them all. This Sunday, tomorrow, we will read about two women at the point of death, a 12 year old girl whose father Jairus pleads with Jesus to come, and an older woman who has been bleeding for 12 years, is untouchable, and has no one to plead her case. Jesus, seeming asleep in the first reading, seeming involved with the known problems confronting people, still sees the older woman and heals her. Our Psalm reading appropriately talks about the psalmist’s response of praise. Whether it is the social protests in Kenya, the problems in Bolivia, the Presidential debates – God is there and with us in our challenges. He sees and cares even when we are unsure of his awareness. Thank you, Lord. Have mercy on those in the grips of fear.
On the Way to Wonder 