1 The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

2 Day to day pours forth speech,
and night to night declares knowledge.

3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
their voice is not heard;

4 yet their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun,

5 which comes out like a bridegroom from his wedding canopy,
and like a strong man runs its course with joy.

6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them;
and nothing is hid from its heat.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to you,

O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

- Psalm 19:1-6,14 (NRSV)

There is much in our awareness that may lead to our forgetting what the Psalmist describes – that all of creation glorifies God in its beauty. It still does so, and is worth our noticing and wonderment, even in the midst of a pandemic and its attendant complications and hardships.

The collect for this week links into the last verse of the psalm:

Our Father,
from whom every family on earth takes its name:
help us to do your will
that as sisters and brothers of Christ
we may love and serve you and one another;
through Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God in glory everlasting.
Amen.

REVD CLAUDIA COUSTAS
CHAPLAIN