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Bernard Brandt's avatar

I would only suggest, Steve, that you add the following verses of that psalm to your web browsers:

But I have calmed and quieted my soul,

like a child quieted at its mother’s breast;

like a child that is quieted is my soul.

O Israel, hope in the Lord

from this time forth and for evermore.

Oh, and that rather than focus on the "News of the World", we focus on the patristic literature involving that verb, to quiet: 'hesychia'.

It might also help if we put our hope and trust in the Lord, from this time forth, and forevermore.

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Steven Christoforou's avatar

Sigh. Lord have mercy. Well said.

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Innocent = Rick Fries's avatar

this is "News" I need to hear - thank you. must share this "Pithless Thought" with the World, so I will do so with a prayer that it may 'help' bring a bit of humility.

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Steve Robinson's avatar

...and the irony of even posting the piece on the blog as a "hot take on hot takes" is not lost on me. Sigh. But thank you!

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