A Journey Through the Psalms: Reflections for Worried Hearts and Troubled Times
Preaching the Psalms Cycles A, B, C
A common gift to young children is a magnifying glass. At first, the kids look at pieces of bread or spots on the floor. They peer into each other's eyes and look at their skin, all in a kind of awe at the way the world can look differently through this piece of glass. Then, inevitably, they come to find that they can hold this glass in the sunlight and it is capable of burning things! At first, it's just little pieces of wood, but then temptation enters the picture and all kinds of things -- and even creatures -- fall victim to the unchecked childish use of the magnifying glass.
