Monday, February 6, 2017

Psalm 31 And Window Rock, Arizona Monday---Capital of the Navajo Nation

WHERE'S THE OURAGE? IT'S THE DOUBLE STANDARD AGAIN--- OBAMA IMPOSED 19 IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING 4 ON MUSLIM COUNTRIES THE DIFFERENCE IS OBAMA DID IT LESS VOCIFEROUSLY.

IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG TIME SINCE I WAS A GUEST IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA, CAPITAL OF THE NAVAJO NATION. Even now, it's like going to a foreign country. It's hauntingly beautiful though quite a culture gap from the world I know. I loved going there for a few hours today on my way to Wickenburg, AZ, then Tucson. It was chilly and very windy with spotty snow on the ground, so when I dropped off the high, cold northern Arizona plateau at Flagstaff, and down into the lowlands----a 5,000' elevation drop--- the warmer weather and sunshine made it a welcome place to be. I love Arizona at this time of year and with all the recent rain, the desert is green and teeming with life and more life.

I missed my usual Sunday post this past weekend, so I want to add some Scripture from this morning's readings at OneYearBible blog on my sidebar. Both are worthy of deep meditation and reflection:

Psalm 31^[a

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.
²Turn your ear to me,
    come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
    a strong fortress to save me.
³Since you are my rock and my fortress,
    for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
⁴Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.
⁵Into your hands I commit my spirit;
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.

⁶I hate those who cling to worthless idols;
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.
⁷I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction
    and knew the anguish of my soul.
⁸You have not given me into the hands of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.

Proverbs 8:1-11New International Version (NIV)

Wisdom’s Call

8 Does not wisdom call out?
    Does not understanding raise her voice?
²At the highest point along the way,
    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
³beside the gate leading into the city,
    at the entrance, she cries aloud:
⁴“To you, O people, I call out;
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
⁵You who are simple, gain prudence;
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.^[a]
⁶Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
    I open my lips to speak what is right.
⁷My mouth speaks what is true,
    for my lips detest wickedness.
⁸All the words of my mouth are just;
    none of them is crooked or perverse.
⁹To the discerning all of them are right;
    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
¹⁰Choose my instruction instead of silver,
    knowledge rather than choice gold,
¹¹for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.