Psalm 17 (18): 2-4, 47, 51: I love you, Lord, my strength.

  My rock, my fortress, my saviour. My God is the rock where I take refuge; my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold. The Lord is worthy of all praise, when I call I am saved from my foes.

I love you, Lord, my strength.

Long life to the Lord, my rock!  Praised be the God who saves me, 

He has given great victories to his king  and shown his love for his anointed.

Today's psalm from the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) invites us to experience God as our rock and our shield. How does this happen in my prayer? In my thoughts? Fr. Eric Nicolai opens some possibilities in this meditation in Lyncroft Hospitality Centre.

Music: Handel's opera, Rinaldo, aria Lascia ch'io pianga, played on the guitar by Bert Alink.