"YAHWEH reigns; let the earth rejoice;
let the distant islands be glad.
Clouds and darkness surround HIM;
justice and right, are HIS throne.
The mountains melt like wax
before YAHWEH, the LORD of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim HIS justice,
all peoples see HIS glory.
HE sheds light upon the upright,
and gladness upon the just.
Rejoice in YAHWEH, you, who are blameless;
and give praise to HIS holy name."
- Psalm 97:1-2. 5-6. 11-12
(The glory, the magnificence, the splendor of GOD--this could strike us with terror so that we might cry out like St. Peter, 'Depart from us!' But that glory is our light; we are even called to share that glory. So, for us, the majesty of GOD is not an object of terror, but a subject of exultation.)
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