Lessons From the Edge

David isn't the only one who can write a psalm.

We had a wonderful Bible study at Edgewood Monday. We looked at Psalm 136 and talked about the fact that God's love endures through our stories. Psalm 136 tells the Israelites' story and every line is followed by the phrase, His love endures forever.
After we talked about the psalm and God's faithfulness to the Israelites, I asked everyone to tell about how God has been faithful to them. As they shared, I wrote a brief summary of what they said and when we were finished I read back to the group the psalm we'd just "written."

Keeping the first three and final verses of Psalm 136, here's the Edgewood version:

Give thanks to the LORD, for his is good.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
God gave us forefathers who set up our government.
His love endures forever.
We have freedom.
His love endures forever.
God provides food and love.
His love endures forever.
He saved me.
His love endures forever.
He gave me new life.
His love endures forever.
In the midst of tragedy God saved me.
His love endures forever.
He is personally involved in my life.
His love endures forever.
He has a plan.
His love endures forever.
God lifted me out of depression.
His love endures forever.
For 32 years I searched but I was empty.
His love endures forever.
I was ready to end it, but God came into my life.
His love endures forever.
God uses our circumstances to tell a story and reach others.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.

I hope our psalm will encourage you to think about your own story and how God's love has endured through every part of it. Perhaps you'll even want to write your own! Because, you know, David isn't the only one who can write a psalm.