A sudden epiphany

So alongside my internship, I'm also doing some work towards two accredited theology modules. These modules are (in very simple terms) looking at the place of the church in the modern city.

One of the readings we had to do was Psalm 46, and then it just absolutely hit me. 'God is our Strength and Refuge' is my favourite hymn. Maybe it's because my Dad is military and the song is set to the Dam-busters theme tune, I'm not sure, but I just love it. It's that one where everyone knows it, and they all start singing, and there are all these massive organ moments and the congregation is just alive.

So I leave you with the very powerful, awe-inspiring, hope-filled words of Psalm 46, about a City which I will one day be a citizen of...

God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.
"Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

(The italics are my favourite bits!)

Oh wow.