Songs of Hope

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Find hope, comfort and joy in Songs of Hope. A lay person’s reflection on the psalms with Denise Seaman.

  1. 05/24/2018

    Your Name, O Lord, endures forever

    Psalm 135 reminds us to respect the name of Lord as great and everlasting. God created this world in perfection but, since the fall of man, has demonstrated His wrath. Nonetheless, He a provided promise to Noah which was fulfilled in Christ and thus we are rescued and redeemed by His grace to recognise His majesty with due honour and praise.

    15 min

  2. 03/29/2018

    A faithful and reverent fear

    The concept of a judge tends to instigate fear by association. Yet this Psalm acclaims God’s judgement as being good and righteous. It divides mankind into two different classes and consequences: while the selfish and arrogant are due to be excluded in the Day of Judgement, the reverent believers will be exalted. Reflection on Psalm 75.

    10 min

  3. 03/22/2018

    Zeal for your house has consumed me

    David testifies how his passion and faithfulness for the Lord seems overwhelming, like being caught in ’floods of deep waters’. Furthermore, is the sense of reproach and sufferings he endured from his enemies as consequence of his active, living faith. This foreshadows the devotion and distress which Christ willingly suffered, by submitting His Life to grant us salvation everlasting. With the same hope and assurance which David declares, so may we abide faithfully to God and so to rise above our daily trials and despair.

    21 min

  4. 02/22/2018

    Arise, O God, defend Your cause

    God is with His body of believers and at work when we hear is Word properly and urgently preached. In Baptism we witness His power to save us. In Holy Communion He pronounces His grace and forgiveness upon us. Reflection on Psalm 74.

    17 min

  5. 02/08/2018

    Help me, O Lord my God

    As a powerful expression of distress and lament, David describes the suffering and critical state of His enemies who do not fear God. We all know the experience of troubles and despair, but David’s faithful response is to give himself to prayer to God. By investing our trust and confidence in God’s Love, we can relax knowing the security and safety He assures us, provided by salvation through Christ.

    18 min

  6. 02/01/2018

    I will walk with integrity

    This psalm is full of declarations of honour and righteousness pledged by David. While he was a faithful and upstanding king, he still fell short being unable to keep these promises. The same is true in our own imperfections, since we are unable to adhere to the Law entirely. God granted David no end of strength and mercy in the midst of trials. It is only by the grace of Perfection in Christ, delivered to us through Baptism, we are washed clean of our errors and can still walk onwards.

    12 min

  7. 11/30/2017

    What a friend we have in Jesus!

    Human relationships are tainted, but we know Jesus serves as our closest friend and support. God’s Love is eternal, unconditional, and undeserved; most evident in forgiveness. Reflection on Psalm 144.

    13 min

  8. 10/26/2017

    The strength of the Lord

    God has given us the comfort of His promises that in all things He is with us and will never forsake us. Reflection on psalm 93.

    12 min
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Find hope, comfort and joy in Songs of Hope. A lay person’s reflection on the psalms with Denise Seaman.

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