Living Psalm 90:12-17

Living Psalms Book

Psalms in the form of words and art, reborn in the specific contexts of our world, privileging the voices of historically marginalized communities and those acting in solidarity with them.

Living Psalm 90:12-17–Nancy Best (Golden Feather Woman)

for Indigenous People’s Day and Canadian Thanksgiving Sunday October 13, 2024, Monday October 14, 2024

Turn, O Lord! How long?

Set our moccasins in the direction you would have us go. How many sunrises and sunsets are we to measure? Share your grace and gentleness with us, your people.
Delight us in the morning with your abiding presence shielding and protecting us as parents nurture their children. May our hearts rejoice for all our seasons.
Enable us to understand and accept our afflictions as part of the passing of days and the presence of destructive forces.
Spread the glory of Mother Earth across the skies to the wonderment of your children and your endless power to every living being on the earth, in the skies and in and on the waters.
Take us under the wings of your compassion as a mother bird nestles her chicks and breathe your Spirit upon us that we may flourish in abundance with the givings of each other’s hands.

Rev. Nancy Best (Golden Feather Woman)

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Living Psalm for Indigenous People’s Day – Psalm 90:12-17 was written by Nancy Best.

Living Psalms Book is created by UCC Witness & Worship Artists’ Group, a Network of UCC connected artists, activists and ministers bridging the worship and liturgy of the local church with witness and action in the community. Maren Tirabassi, editor

Logo is detail from Living Psalm 80 by Sophia Beardemphl, Redwoods, CA. Recovering from significant bullying, Sophia, age nine, read Psalm 80 and thought of brokenness that needs mending. She drew this broken and mended bowl.