Nothing is quite so relevant to contemporary crises as eternal verities; especially as expressed in the language of the King James Bible, whose 400th anniversary is celebrated this year.
Psalm 1, King James Version:
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Be of good cheer, ya'll, even as things turn ugly. We're in good hands.
And please pray for the safety of OS's journalist friend-of-friend, held captive in Cairo, arrested today by the secret police. His mom heard from him very briefly, but the call was cut off. He's terrified, and it's hard to imagine the pain his family endures.
And, for good measure, from New College Oxford:
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Friday, February 4, 2011
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