First Sunday of
Advent
Psalm 150
We begin this
series about the Songs of Advent at the end—the very last Psalm. After 149
songs of praise and penitence, of lament and loud Alleluias, of prayers for
leaders and against enemies - the Book of Psalms ends with a Doxology, a call
to all of us - and all of creation - to praise God.
We are exhorted
to praise God with all that we have at our disposal: from stringed instruments
to blaring horns, from melodious voices to tapping feet, and more. Because the
Book of Psalms is the collection of songs about the whole human condition, not
just the “good” parts of life, we know we can praise God with all that we are:
YES! All of us,
every single one of us - you are invited to praise the Lord!
Prayer:
Praise, sometimes
faint, sometimes faltering, always faithful is lifted to you, God who has done
great things. Prayers, sometimes hesitant, sometimes halting, always hopeful,
are lifted to you, God who will do marvelous things. Help us to make praise and
prayers as much parts of this waiting time as parties and presents, we pray.
Amen.