Ears and Eyes

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

My eyes fail with longing for Your word, while I say, “When will You comfort me?”   Psalm 119:82  NASB Fail – Do you long for God’s Word?  Well then, just pick up the Bible and read.  Right?  That’s what we might assume is the intent of the poet’s cry.  After all, it his eyes that fail.  Perhaps he’s just…

Invisible Grace

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

I am exhausted from my calling out.  My throat is hoarse.  My eyes fail from hoping for my God.  Psalm 69:4 [Hebrew Bible]  Robert Alter Eyes fail – In Hebrew the expression is כָּל֥וּ עֵינָ֑י (kalu enay).  From our perspective, it seems a bit odd.  We don’t hope with our eyes.  For us, hope is…