My rote memory is not what it should or could be (or will be), but my life memory is well-grooved by this psalm. It has changed me in the midst of most difficult times, and has brought joy to me in the best times. As I began to wrap up this study of the goodness of God, I re-read the paraphrased prayer of TET for the millionth time, and was struck anew by the truth of every line of it. It rings with lived out experience, the psalmists and my own. Yes, it is all true. It is all so gloriously true!
Tag: Tet
TETH: “Good” Revisited
In Teth, I asked “What is ‘Good’?” (May 20, 2022). I looked at Greek philosopher Aristotle’s word eudaimon. Let’s look now at the Old Testament (Hebrew) usage of that word in Psalm 119:68 to build on our understanding of what (and Who) is “good”.
“According To Thy Word”: Applied
I can’t get away from it. It haunts me. I hear in the stillness: “But are you living ‘according to My Word’…?”