By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Psalm 114 recalls the Exodus, the time when God rescued God’s people from their difficulties. It is a celebration of God’s grace and mercy when life becomes difficult. When the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, God sent Moses to bring them out. When they …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. I was deciding what Psalm to write about today and opened the bible to the Psalms looking for inspiration. I opened to Psalm 90 and decided that writing about God’s time versus our time was very appropriate for this season of waiting. God has …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. In Psalm 16, David celebrates God’s goodness and everlasting love. When we put all our trust in God, God stands with us through the difficult days of our lives and we receive good gifts from God. Those who put their trust in other gods, …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. As we celebrate this season of Eastertide, Psalm 98 is a joyful song of praise. We celebrate Christ’s life and all the wonderful things he did during his walk on the earth- the many miracles of healing and casting out demons, and raising people …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Psalm 136 is a beautiful reminder of God’s love for all of us, manifested through God’s creation. God is good, all the time! All the time, God is good! We repeat “God’s faithful love lasts forever” after each line as a reminder of all …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. The Psalmist begins with an expression of love for God. God has heard his prayers, “he inclined his ear to me”- he listened carefully. Sometimes we can’t express our prayers well because we are too emotional. God listens carefully and hears our needs even …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Psalm 71 is a prayer for lifelong protection and help. The Psalmist acknowledges that in our lives we will experience adversity, but we can trust that God is with us throughout our difficulties. God is with us at our birth before we can even …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. Today, we celebrate Palm Sunday, Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. the people cheered and shouted Hosanna, waving palm branches and placing them in the road as Jesus entered the city. The Psalm today is the prophecy of this entrance. In the New Revised Standard …
By Beth Ferguson, Lay Leader and Member to the Annual Conference. This Psalm of David (Psalm 31:9-18) was likely written during one of David’s escapes from Saul. Here he was, God’s chosen and anointed, running for his life. David was called to be the next king of Israel, yet he feared for his life as …