So I am guessing,

From the lack of comments that perhaps there was something offensive in last night's post. It was last night, right?

So I feel obliged to explain a few things. Okay, only one thing actually. I feel as though there may be some misunderstanding over what I said about my missional community. Really, there is nothing wrong with the people in it, it is just that I don't know very many of them, and they all have relationships intact already, so why let a new person in, sort of thing. That is part of it, and the other thing is, I got really close with some of the seniors this summer. And those seniors, aren't in my group, which is hard. But God has a plan, and he has me there for a reason, this I know. And all things will work out according to his good will and purpose. So I am sorry if I perhaps offended anyone, that was certainly not my intent.

Anyway, I found a good psalm, that I think you would all like. It's number 147, and really I just like the first few verses.

Praise the Lord.

How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the exiles of Israel.
He heals the broken hearted
and binds up their wounds. (NIV)

But I read it in my Bible last night and looked at the Spanish, which I thought even more beautiful than the English.

Aleluya! Alabada sea el SEÑOR!

Cuán bueno es cantar salmos a nuestro Dios,
cuán agradable y justo es alabarlo!

El SEÑOR reconstruye a Jerusalén
y reúne a los exiliados de Israel;
restaura a los abatidos
y cubre con vendas sus heridas. (NVI)

The Spanish wasn't just praise the Lord it was Aleluya! And then when it talked about Jerusalem, it wasn't just that God will build it up, but that he reconstructs it. Which is so amazing to me. I mean, the New Jerusalem, isn't that when Jesus comes back in the Glorious Reappearing? And he will rebuild it, and he gathers all of us to come. Just like he has always rebuilt that city in the past. And he will reunite us with him, and with all the other exiles. Which I have never thought about, aren't all humans like exiles, awaiting their trial? And there are those that have been saved, and will be pardoned on their day of Judgement. And we will be reunited.

And you know what else I liked about the Spanish version? That it capitalizes el SEÑOR. always, because he is someone who we should awe and he is someone of great majesty, which is something I think we sometimes forget in the church today. You know? I think we forget that a lot. There is more to this thing we call Christianity than just buddy-buddy Jesus. There is awe and wonder, majesty and things beyond our comprehension. In fact it is all beyond our comprehension. But we are apart of it. Isn't that so amazing?

Aleluya! Alabado sea el SEÑOR!
Sarita