Speak Peace

Last Sunday found me in a Lutheran church in Loudonville, Ohio. There we read from the 85th Psalm, that God will “speak peace” to his “faithful people.” I have heard words of this psalm elsewhere, in the film of Isak Dinesen’s story, “Babette’s Feast.” The people of that tiny Danish congregation, quarreling and contentious, come together and find peace at the sumptuous feast provided by Babette. General Lowenhielm lifts his glass and offers words of thanks, ending his toast with the 10th verse of the 85th psalm: “Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”

Go in peace to love and serve The Lord!

Josh