Friday, August 26, 2011

Ps. 136...kind of

I have spent quite a bit of time today preparing and planning for different worship times that will occur over the next week. One of the simple Japanese worship songs I discovered today has the repeating phrase, "The Lord's grace endures forever" (in my loose translation) in it, and tonight I had Psalm 136 running through my head because of it. Therefore, without further ado, I present to you "Psalm 136" based on today's experiences...in any order. Here goes:

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
He brings relief from heat and humidity and blesses us with cool temperatures.
His love endures forever.
He provides a roommate who doesn't mind cleaning mold inside the top of the toilet.
His love endures forever.
He opens a "new way"* (like youtube) and streams in the desert...
His love endures forever.
He gathers Christians together for moments of prayer and causes praise to be brought to him from many tongues, cultures, places, and people.
His love endures forever.
He pours down rain and water to bring life. And we are blessed with the beginning of nashi* season!
His love endures forever.
He draws students into conversations about himself, to show his love...
His love endures forever.
He helps in the learning of kanji.*
His love endures forever.
He created and loves these people, in Fukushima.
His love endures forever.
His forgiveness goes further than I could ever deserve or imagine.
His love endures forever.
He's faithful for the future...even when it involves meetings and confusion and illogical plans.
His love endures forever.
His gifts are abundant and good, for he is good.
His love endures forever.


It may sound glib...but it's real in my heart. :)
And here's a link to the actual song which had me thinking of this in the first place: Shu no megumi wa tokoshie made, by Daisuki Yokoyama.

Explanations regarding vocabulary:
*"New way" - I am partly responsible for worship music at the church...you'd be surprised at how useful youtube is for learning a new melody/lyrics :)
*Nashi - Asian pear
*Kanji - Chinese characters with multiple readings in the Japanese language

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