Mercy and truth have met together
Righteousness and Peace have kissed.
Truth shall spring out of the earth
And righteousness shall look down from Heaven.
Yes, the Lord will give what is good.
And our land will yield its increase.
Righteousness will go before Him.
And shall make His footsteps our path.
So, my daughter was peering over my shoulder and read these words out loud in my rough draft. Knowing that I write she said with a wild joy that rarely accompanies such a sight…
“Mom, I love this!”
“You do?” I replied. “Good”. I like it too. “Do you know who wrote it?”
“No”, she fumbled. “Not you?”
“David.”
“David who?” She persisted.
“King David!”
“From the Bible?” Inquisitive.
“Yes. Psalms 85”
And as poetry sometimes seems to be outdated. The greatest Words still flow the best from those divinely inspired. Those words that stick in your head.
Because they are God’s. God. As the Word was God. The Word is God.
And I agree with my teenager, still shocked at the beauty of how righteousness and peace kiss.
That of all the eloquent and beautiful things that have ever been said….
God Words. Yes….God’s Word is still the best!
Linking w/ Emily @ Imperfect Prose,
Spiritual Sundays
7 Comments
Hi Jen – what a great opportunity to show your daughter the beauty of God’s word. Love this
God bless
Tracy
smiles…he set the standard for poetry….they are wonderful words…and great job taking the teaching moment too mom..
i love how your daughter recognized the beauty in this poetry… and how humbly you taught her, in that moment. bless you friend.
beautiful!!
Tracy – Yes, I love those God given moments that just let Him shine!
Brian – Amen…”He set the standard for poetry.”
Emily – Bless you also, fried.
Karen – Thanks.
I love that poem and the picture is perfect that you chose.
Thanks Austine! Glad to have you reading!