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A journey of discovery of the Psalms

I am amazed! The wonderful world I find myself in as a human being positively dazzles me with its beauty and many colours. And then there are the countless people, all so different, each one so unique! I am also thrilled by life! I am amazed that I myself am breathing and alive! I am amazed! This old planet earth is being positively plundered. It seems as if it cannot sustain the many people anymore more, doesn’t it? The glaciers are weeping, the heavens groan and the earth trembles. People push, shove and strike out. Why is it like that? How can life on this earth succeed? Marianne Schütze takes up the rich declarations from Psalm 119. They point to the origin of life: the one living, loving God, who has entrusted us with life. He has also shown us instructions and decrees as to how this life can succeed in harmony with him. The following reflections and prayers on individual verses from Psalm 119 and the appealing illustrations take up the psalm’s basic tone: it is not just about obediently observing God’s commandments but about taking joy in this guidance. God speaks into our life. We humans are not without guidance, without a way, without hope. That makes us rejoice! We rejoice in God’s guidance, rejoice in God himself and rejoice in life and the beauty of this world

Dr. theol. Heinrich Christian Rust Pastor of Friedenskirche Braunschweig, author

The symbolism

Certain symbols keep reoccurring in the illustrations.

God’s love

The upside-down hearts are God’s love falling down onto us from heaven. When we receive them, the hearts stick to our clothes and our character.

God’s commandments

God’s commandments are written on the golden tablets of the law. They are God’s directions to guide us to our true identity.

God’s Word

The luminous figure is the symbol for the Word of God in the biblical verses. Jesus, the eternally Living One, who repeatedly spreads out his arms over us.

Testimonies

The colourful flags are our encounters with God, which we can never forget. Testimonies are experiences that we carry with us and share. They are like markers that we drive into the ground on our path and we know: God’s goodness encountered me in this place.

Us

The girl is a symbol for all of us. She stands for everyone who encounters various questions on the path of their life. The clothes represent our identity. When the hearts stick to them, it can be seen that we are carrying God’s love in us.

Our love

In the hearts you can see our human love. It is the love that we pass on to others.

God’s paths

God’s paths are the roads our heart chooses to follow. Their golden colour stands for the guidance that God’s word gives us. On these paths our heart is protected.

Dark paths

The dark roads are lies that lead us astray. They are decisions that lead us away from God and are an expression of our distrust towards him.

Beauty

Life is full of beauty. It is waiting to be discovered by us. The flowers symbolize God’s manifold gifts to us, which we can enjoy.