Psalming Padawan

Today we saw Saul.  He was on his way to Damascus.  He had been given authority to persecute Christians there.  This isn't the first time we've seen Saul.  He was at the stoning of Stephen - being kind of a

My faith in Christ is firmly tied
To all He did for me –
The life He lived, my death He died,
And gifts He giveth me.

My hope in Christ is firmly set
Upon His cross and grave
Where He hath fully paid my debt –
Pulled me from death and grave!

So simple, and yet so profound
My reason sees it not

How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalm 13:1)

Isn't this often our cry.  We have our problems, and they stink.  Parents who loose their job, friends who stab us in the back, a boyfriend or girlfriend who dumps us, and to top it all of it seems as if God is against us too.  We've just been through

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;
   my soul shall exult in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
   he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
   and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
For as the

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man...

Today is the start of Advent - He comes.  The Lord comes.  That's what we believe.  We said again it today in the Divine Service.  He comes as King - not to condemn, not to judge.  But he