"What Does the Old Testament Say About God?"

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Scripture

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 145:8)

Reflection

The Old Testament year in our Confirmation curriculum asks the question, “What Does the Old Testament Say About God?” The Old Testament says many things about God. The main thing the Old Testament says about God is precisely what our psalmist says: “God is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

Our psalmist is not alone in this pronouncement about God. This statement about God is reiterated throughout the Old Testament. It is the “lens” through which everything else the Old Testament says about God is read and interpreted.

Prayer

Gracious and compassionate God, Thank you for revealing yourself throughout Scripture as slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Thank you, especially, for revealing yourself to us through your Son, Jesus, our Lord, in whose name we pray. Amen.