Be exalted,

O God,

above the highest heavens.

May your glory shine over all the earth.

Now rescue your beloved people.

Answer and save us by your power.

Psalm 108:5-6

…They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them.

Instead,

they rebelled against him at the Red Sea.

Even so,

he saved them—

to defend the honor of his name

and to demonstrate his mighty power.

Psalm 106:7-8

O LORD,

what a variety of things you have made!

In wisdom you have made them all.

The earth is full of your creatures.

Psalm 104:24

You placed the world on its foundation

so it would never be moved.

You clothed the earth with floods of water,

water that covered even the mountains.

At your command,

the water fled;

at the sound of your thunder,

it hurried away.

Mountains rose and valleys sank

to the levels you decreed.

Then you set a firm boundary for the seas,

so they would never again cover the earth.

Psalm 104:5-9

(The Strait of Georgia, B.C. Picture courtesy of Joshua Rhodes)

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

O LORD my God,

how great you are!

You are robed with honor and majesty.

You are dressed in a robe of light.

You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.

You make the clouds your chariot;

you ride upon the wings of the wind.

Psalm 104:1-3

You made the moon to mark the seasons,

and the sun knows when to set.

You send the darkness,

and it becomes night

when all the forest animals prowl about.

Psalm 104:19-20

…our hope is in the living God…

1 Timothy 4:10

“‘The stone that the builders rejected

has now become the cornerstone.

This is the LORD’s doing,

and it is wonderful to see.’”

Mark 12:10-11

“But when you are praying,

first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against,

so that your Father in heaven

will forgive your sins,

too.”

Mark 11:25

…everyone will be tested with fire.

Salt is good for seasoning.

But if it loses its flavor,

how do you make it salty again?

You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves

and live in peace with each other.

Mark 9:49-50

(Tomato curtesy of Joshua Rhodes’ garden)