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Contemplate the King

Our thoughts are too small

Psalm 93 NRSV
The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength. He has established the world; it shall never be moved; your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters, more majestic than the waves of the sea, majestic on high is the Lord!
Your decrees are very sure; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

A LITURGY OF PRAISE TO THE KING OF CREATION
Douglas Kaine McKelvey
(Every Moment Holy, p. 273)

Our thoughts of you, O Lord, have been too small, too few – for seldom have we considered how specific is the exercising of your authority, extending as it does into the myriad particulars of creation.

There is no quarter over which you are not king.

And as creation hurtles toward its liberation and redemption, the full implications of your deep Lordship are yet to be revealed in countless facets unconsidered.

Christ, you are the Snow King.
You are the Maker of All Weathers.
You are the King of Sunlight and Storms,
The King of Gret skies and Rain.
You are the Rain King,
The Sun King,
The Hurricane King.
You are the King of Autumn and the King of Spring.

And our thoughts of you, O Lord, have been too small, too few.

The old and impotent gods our ancestors once believed in were, at their best, but imperfect pictures of you, whose strength and goodness and creative majesty and wonderful mystery and love exceed those old rumors as sunlight exceeds the tiny dimness of stars reflected in a dark and wavering pool.

Your dominion enfolds the earth and rises beyond it to the furthest extremes of the stars.

You are Lord of the Vast Empty Spaces.
You are the King of the Constellations,
The Black Hole King,
Lord of Novas Exploding,
Lord of Speeding Light
High King of Galaxies,
King of Orion,
King of the Moon.

And still, even still, our thoughts of you have been too small, too few. You are the God of Justice, the God of Wisdom, the God of Mercy, the God of Redemption. You are the Lord of Love.

You were before all things, you created all things, and in you all things are held together. There is no corner of creation you will fail to redeem.

You are the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings, O Jesus Christ, our King of Everything.  Amen.

Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
https://youtu.be/MJWLBqNTNSs?si=lodXUzgP2QFceD_h

If you have found this meditation helpful, take a moment and give thanks to God. Then share what you learned with a friend. This is how the grace of God spreads (2 Corinthians 4.15).

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Rusty Rabon

Rusty Rabon has served in vocational Christian ministry in local churches since 1981. He also served as a Christian radio announcer for 15 years. He married his wife Terri in 1978 and they have 3 grown children and 6 grandchildren. You can find books by Rusty Rabon here.

Rusty also hosts a book reading program called READING GREAT BOOKS on his Facebook page. You can follow Rusty at www.rustyrabon.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.

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