Finn

Psalm 84

1-2 What a beautiful home, God-of-the-Angel-Armies!

    I’ve always longed to live in a place like this,

Always dreamed of a room in your house,

    where I could sing for joy to God-alive!

Finn is in the presence of God-alive. 

We can’t even imagine how dreamy it is.

3-4 

Even the sparrow has found a home,

            and the swallow a nest for herself,

            where she may have her young-

a place near your altar,

            Lord Almighty, my King and my God

I am more precious than “worthless” sparrows.

God will provide a real home for me. 

My kids will be spiritually fed there.

In Hebrew swallow is known as “the bird of freedom,”

distinguished for its swiftness of flight, its love of freedom, and

the impossibility of retaining it in captivity.

My year of freedom.  This is who I am.

5-7 

And how blessed all those in whom you live,

    whose lives become roads you travel;

They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks,

    discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain!

God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and

    at the last turn—Zion! God in full view!

What roads we have travelled. 

And God has and will always provide. 

And we live in light of the hope of heaven.

8-9 

God-of-the-Angel-Armies, listen:

    O God of Jacob, open your ears—I’m praying!

Look at our shields, glistening in the sun,

    our faces, shining with your gracious anointing.

We are heard and we are chosen. 

10-12 

One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship,

    beats thousands spent 

on Greek island beaches.

I’d rather scrub floors in the house of my God

    than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin.

All sunshine and sovereign is God,

    generous in gifts and glory.

He doesn’t scrimp with his traveling companions.

    It’s smooth sailing all the way with God-of-the-Angel-Armies.

He really sees me. 

He really sees Katie.
Finn is seeing.

He is going to show us.

We are going to see.