One Year Bible Blog: March 13th readings

Based on some of the comments I’m seeing in other OYB bloggers’ posts, I’m not alone in falling behind. Not that it justifies it, of course. But it’s good to know that I’m not the only one with failings. I actually have been keeping up with the readings, but not with comments. I guess I’m taking this from an opportunity to learn and grow, and turning it into a chore.

Anyway, on to today’s reading. The one verse that really jumped out to me today was Psalm 56:8:

You have kept count of my tossings;
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your record? (NRSV)

The image of God collecting all my sorrow and pain, rememering each one, better than I do myself, is comforting to me.

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firedoglake: Action Steps for the Feingold “Censure Bush” Proposal

Apparently, this weekend, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), announced that he was going to introduce a proposal to censure the President over the warrantless wiretapping. The article linked above is a call to contact your senators, to let them know you support this resolution.

If we take as a given that there won’t be an impeachment (and I’m not certain that would be a good idea anyway) this censure resolution sounds like an excellent idea to me. I think it’s very important that President Bush know that he’s not above the law.

Granted, given that I live in Texas, I have serious doubts about my senators taking me seriously, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to let people know that there are descenting voices out here. Even in Texas.