Passage:
1 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said:
2 Who is this who obscures my counsel
with ignorant words?
3 Get ready to answer me like a man;
when I question you, you will inform me.
4 Where were you when I established the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 What supports its foundations?
Or who laid its cornerstone
7 while the morning stars sang together
and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Who enclosed the sea behind doors
when it burst from the womb,
9 when I made the clouds its garment
and total darkness its blanket,
10 when I determined its boundaries
and put its bars and doors in place,
11 when I declared, “You may come this far, but no farther;
your proud waves stop here”? -- Job 38:1-11 (CSB)
Song:
Declaring Glory (The Earth Sings Its Refrain) by Jon Guerra, Kate Bluett, Molly Parden, Nicholas Chambers, and Paul Zach
Lyrics:
When I was young
You woke me with the sound of song
The wind and rhythm drew me along
I echoed in the hymn of the dawn
I turned and turned
This dance that all the planets learn
In circles 'round the stars as they burn
I praise you as I orbit and turn
Declaring glory
The mountains rise
The forests grow before my eyes
The moments and the seasons unwind
Then turn again embracing the tide
The waters fall
And carve their way across my soil
Their canyons cutting deep in my soul
I praise you while the rivers still roll
Declaring glory
New life begins
Your creatures dance across my skin
Like me they have your spirit within
But soon they fade away as I spin
They fall to dust
And dress me in decay and rust
Their secrets buried deep in my crust
I praise you in the layers of dust
Declaring glory
The rocks wear down
Beneath the passing of the clouds
The rivers run until they run out
I'll praise you 'til my fires run out
Declaring glory
I praise my Maker in every age
Declaring glory
Prayer:
This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
