Why Hope Beats Optimism Every Time
I begin most days with a devotional reading of Scripture texts from the Daily Office of the Common Book of Prayer. This past Wednesday’s morning psalm was 72, and as I read it, contemporary events popped into my mind for obvious reasons. Consider these verses. Not quite “From the River to the Sea,” but close enough.
Psalm 72:8–11
May he have dominion from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth!
May desert tribes bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust!
May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts!
May all kings fall down before him,
all nations serve him! (ESV)
The ancient superscription for the psalm is a single Hebrew word translated into English as “Of Solomon.” Continue reading