Psalm 29:1 (0) A psalm of David:
(1) Give Adonai his due, you who are godly;
give Adonai his due of glory and strength;
2 give Adonai the glory due his name;
worship Adonai in holy splendor.
3 The voice of Adonai is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders,
Adonai over rushing waters,
4 the voice of Adonai in power,
the voice of Adonai in splendor.
5 The voice of Adonai cracks the cedars;
Adonai splinters the cedars of the L’vanon
6 and makes the L’vanon skip like a calf,
Siryon like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of Adonai flashes fiery flames;
8 the voice of Adonai rocks the desert,
Adonai convulses the Kadesh Desert.
9 The voice of Adonai causes deer to give birth
and strips the forests bare —
while in his temple, all cry, “Glory!”
10 Adonai sits enthroned above the flood!
Adonai sits enthroned as king forever!
11 May Adonai give strength to his people!
May Adonai bless his people with shalom! (Complete Jewish Bible)."Ascribe to the Lord" (ATTL) doesn't have the same ring to it as WWJD, "What Would Jesus Do?" but is sort of its partner in meditative reflection on discipleship. When was the last time you "ascribed" something to the Lord? Ascribing is similar to placing footnotes in a paper ("Thank you God"). In fact, every moment in our life is another chance to thank and praise God ("Thank you God"). At some moments it may seem impossible to thank and praise God, but over time, over generations, God has a way of redeeming all things ("Thank you God").
ATTL. Give praise to God for what God is doing in the world and in your life. ATTL. Share with others how God is working, alive and active. ATTL. Use the gifts God has blessed you with. ATTL. Give God your time, talents and treasures. ATTL. Commit to prayer and pray for all of God's people. ATTL. Care for this beautiful world and all that God has made. ATTL.
Dear Lord, thank you for forming me and more importantly reforming me in your image. I thank and praise you for your creation, for the gifts you have so richly blessed me with and for my life. Help me to continually thank and praise you. Amen.
Micah Pearson, '14
Pastor at Woodlake Lutheran Church, Richfield, Minn.
Psalm 29:1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor.
3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, "Glory!"
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
11 May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! (New Revised Standard Bible)
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