Saturday's Simple Song

Psalm 98:1

Sing to the LORD a new song,

for He has done marvelous things.

Out under a moody sky this morning.
But never mind.
Already by now the clouds are clearing,
giving way to a spectacular Saturday.

No breeze yet, so the water is flat and quiet. Same with other cottages in our little bay. Quiet. Surprising for a Saturday, but I'm not complaining.

It's switch-back day. Our lovely renters have had a good week. But a little later today Ken will run them in to the marina, and meet up with Bill who'll be with us for the next few days. Bill, believe it or not, has been coming up here longer than I have, and I'm on my 51st summer! To me, it's such a gift of this season of life - those life-long friendships. And also, he brings steaks, so...

I am a tad concerned about Chester though. It's taken us the whole week to be friends. And now that he's quiet happy to come up the stairs for peanuts, I hope he can find me next store starting tomorrow. #usempathssheesh! #ithinktheresasupportgroupforthis

Otherwise, moving back and doing laundry will likely be all I do today. A good day. A simple day. A settling back in day.

But not before I linger here on our little deck singing all the new songs of right now.

Songs of joyful quiet.
Songs of marvelous things.
Songs of profound gratitude.
Songs of trusting unseen outcomes.
Songs of mindful contentment in present moment delights.

Hope your Saturday if full of new and simple songs.

Wild Wonders in the Sky

With all the interest and excitement about all that's going in the skies today, I can't help but be reminded of so many places in the Bible where it talks about the sun and the moon and weird and wonderful things that happen in the heavens.

I am not inclined towards what a professor friend of mine calls 'tabloid prophecy' in any of this, though. And I'm glad I haven't heard too much of this sort of disjointed thinking in the weeks leading up to today's eclipse. Because, with great compassion, I think it just plays with people's emotions, and that makes me angry-sad.

Instead, I connect with texts where the worship just sort of bursts out in grand poetry, where all the wild things that can happen in the sky give evidence of how wild and creative a exciting God is.

It will be exciting today. Except of course right now it's kind of cloudy, so it's hard to say how much of it we'll experience.

Naturally, if you are going to try to go out and look at it, be very careful. I'm personally opting out of the 'special glasses' thing, and am more curious about what it will all feel like if I sit out on my covered porch and see how dark it actually gets.

"I will sing of the LORD's great love forever;
with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
through all the generations....
The heavens praise your wonders LORD,
your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.
For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD?
Who is like the LORD among heavenly beings?"
Psalm 89:1,5-6

Stay safe today.
Be in awe today.