cleft for me

“…my rock, my fortress” — Psalm 18:2

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my
deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take
refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my
salvation, my stronghold.

~ Psalm 18:2

MEDITATION: Strange. No one has ever seen God, let alone touched him. Still, the most “solid" experience we have is with God. This psalm, in a sequence of stunning images and affirmations, recounts the experience.

PRAYER:
"While I draw this fleeting breath,
when my eyelids close in death,
when I soar to worlds unknown,
see Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in Thee."
And Amen.

(Augustus M. Toplady, "Rock of Ages")

(selection take from Praying With The Psalms, by Eugene Peterson)