Bev Psalm 19: Ode to Dust and Water

 

O generations of Jacob, Hear ye the voice that

Whispers from the dust.

It is familiar.

You are not alone.

It is not a dream.

He lives, who once was dead.

God created mankind from the dust,

elements of the earth.

These are the fine particles of solid matter

Brought together from all parts of the universe.

The Creator organized it into a world

for us to dwell upon.

Omniscient, He uses protons, neutrons and

electrons to build the foundations of life;

even our DNA’s double helix.

Then there’s the spark, the breath of God,

which animates our human form.

When He came to earth to gain His body and

to understand mortality, He taught about

Dust and Water.

The Lord and Master washed His disciples’ feet,

who walked ancient paths, so caked with

dust and sweat, the dust of daily battle.

Today, as mortal men and women, we are

washed by the sweat of His sacrifice and the

tears He shed for us.

And when we die, we return to dust, but because

Christ rose again and claimed His body,

we, too, will rise again.

Now we can be Saviors on Mount Zion,

to wash the dead by vicarious baptism.

Sing, Hosannah on Easter morn,

Celebrate new life, a resurrection from the dust,

Dust He washed with living water, from His disciples’ feet.