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Sticking with the Psalms - Psalm 1
Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor standings in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord know the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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I've not decided if I'm going to particularly comment on each verse/scripture I'm interacting with on a daily basis. At this point, I've commented on one, and not on the second. On the one hand, going through the exercise of writing out my interactions with the scripture is a valuable tool to actually learning scripture. On the other hand, this is my journal, where everyone "out there" gets to see what's going on "in here", which affects this project in 2 ways:
1 - I'm very aware that it's likely that some of the people reading this don't give a damn about what I'm writing on this topic, or may possibly even be annoyed. That's fine, you don't even have to read what I write if you don't want to, but I also don't want to be in a place where it is felt that I'm pushing this down anyone's throat. I'm not a "Jesus Freak", I don't feel the need to witness to every person I interact with. However, my faith is a large part of my life, and impacts how I interact with the world. This particular "assignment" I've given myself is one to help me grow in the word, and at this point, it appears that I'm more likely to carry through with it if I include it in another assignment I've given myself - journaling more regularly. Therefore, like it or not, I'm going to talk about Christianity, faith & my beliefs in this journal, but it's also not meant to be the only topic that comes up.
2 - I'm not good at the scripture end of things - I'm rusty at my analysis of literature on a good day, and figuring out what is actually meant by something written in prose about a topic that I'm definitely a student of (as compared to being a teacher of) is one hell of a task. I'm kind of self-conscious of that, and while it's ridiculous, don't want to "get the answer wrong". Moron, I know.
What I think all of this results in is that I'm definitely going to be working through each of the scriptures I put in the journal, trying to learn it, understand it, meditate on it - but whether or not you actually see any part of that process other than the actual scripture in question, will completely depend on what my reaction is. When I entered the first scripture from Isaiah - I felt compelled to explain my interaction with it. I didn't feel the same way about Psalm 91 last night. To make a long story short (to late!): If I want to tell you more, I might. If I don't want to, I won't.
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor standings in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord know the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
I've not decided if I'm going to particularly comment on each verse/scripture I'm interacting with on a daily basis. At this point, I've commented on one, and not on the second. On the one hand, going through the exercise of writing out my interactions with the scripture is a valuable tool to actually learning scripture. On the other hand, this is my journal, where everyone "out there" gets to see what's going on "in here", which affects this project in 2 ways:
1 - I'm very aware that it's likely that some of the people reading this don't give a damn about what I'm writing on this topic, or may possibly even be annoyed. That's fine, you don't even have to read what I write if you don't want to, but I also don't want to be in a place where it is felt that I'm pushing this down anyone's throat. I'm not a "Jesus Freak", I don't feel the need to witness to every person I interact with. However, my faith is a large part of my life, and impacts how I interact with the world. This particular "assignment" I've given myself is one to help me grow in the word, and at this point, it appears that I'm more likely to carry through with it if I include it in another assignment I've given myself - journaling more regularly. Therefore, like it or not, I'm going to talk about Christianity, faith & my beliefs in this journal, but it's also not meant to be the only topic that comes up.
2 - I'm not good at the scripture end of things - I'm rusty at my analysis of literature on a good day, and figuring out what is actually meant by something written in prose about a topic that I'm definitely a student of (as compared to being a teacher of) is one hell of a task. I'm kind of self-conscious of that, and while it's ridiculous, don't want to "get the answer wrong". Moron, I know.
What I think all of this results in is that I'm definitely going to be working through each of the scriptures I put in the journal, trying to learn it, understand it, meditate on it - but whether or not you actually see any part of that process other than the actual scripture in question, will completely depend on what my reaction is. When I entered the first scripture from Isaiah - I felt compelled to explain my interaction with it. I didn't feel the same way about Psalm 91 last night. To make a long story short (to late!): If I want to tell you more, I might. If I don't want to, I won't.