Psalm 68 celebrates God's deliverance of His people to the promised land, likely written by David for the Ark of the Covenant's procession to Jerusalem. The psalm portrays God as the defender of the vulnerable, father to the fatherless, and protector of widows. While addressing the difficult topic of the Canaanite conquest, it emphasizes this was God's divine judgment coupled with grace, as exemplified by Rahab's salvation. Ultimately, Psalm 68 points to Christ's ascension and the future where people from all nations will worship the true King who rules with justice and welcomes all into His family.

Psalm 67 speaks to a truism that exists beyond the Christian faith; that our primary relationship shap us to go out into the world and shape it for good or for ill. Yet, Psalm 67 speaks to the fundamental Fathering relationship, that between us and God. It's for this reason that it begins with echoes of the great Aaronic blessing of Numbers 6 where the Lord blesses his people, keeps his people and makes his face to shine on his people. It is in living into this belovedness as the children of God that the nations will sing for joy and creation itself will find the end of its groaning for the sons and daughters of God to be revealed!

Colossians 1:15-19 reveals four profound truths about Jesus Christ: He is God, Creator, Sustainer, and Head of the Church. As the image of the invisible God, Jesus possesses the fullness of deity and existed before creation. All things were created by Him, through Him, and for Him, meaning creation itself has embedded purpose. Christ actively holds the universe together and, as head of the Church, He is the beginning of a new humanity through His resurrection. Because of who Christ is, faith in Him isn't merely one option among many spiritual paths but the foundation of eternal life.