Mi Buen Jesus

I do not know if this song lyric is good Spanish grammar or not but it was good for the heart to hear on Sunday as we sang Te Alabare in church on Sunday. It may have taken hearing it in another language for me to remember this sweet truth, or perhaps it is because we do not often use this syntax. “Mi buen Jesus.” “My Good Jesus.”
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“Is—is he a man?” asked Lucy.
“Aslan a man!” said Mr. Beaver sternly. “Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Don’t you know who is the King of Beasts? Aslan is a Lion–the Lion, the great Lion.”
“Ooh!” said Susan, “I’d thought he was a man. Is he—quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.”
“That you will, dearie, and no mistake,” said Mrs. Beaver, “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most or else just silly.”
“Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy.
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe. ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
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A psalm of praise. Of David
1 I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
4 One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts.
5 They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
6 They will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great deeds.
7 They will celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
9 The LORD is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
10 All you have made will praise you, O LORD;
your saints will extol you.
11 They will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
12 so that all men may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The LORD is faithful to all his promises
and loving toward all he has made.
14 The LORD upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
18 The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
20 The LORD watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.
Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.
-Psalm 145

3 comments

  1. That middle quote? Yeah, that is one of the bits that is so glaringly missing from the new Narnia movie.

  2. Interesting…the words “mi bien Jesus” really affected me last sunday as well. It’s neat how words in other languages can refresh meanings. Maybe that’s part of the reason why God loves to bring the nations together.
    A question that’s completely off the subject: why do animals usually crawl into dark, hidden places when they are dying. Do humans have this instinct as well? I think I would rather die out in the open in the light of sunshine…but I haven’t died yet so I don’t really know. Sorry to be random.
    Laura

  3. Perhaps that is a reason God brings us together. In addition to languages, its close kin cultures, in their diversity, also can allow us to understand different aspects of God.
    I suspect animals crawl in holes or caves for protection while they are vulnerable from being sick. In some respect, we humans don’t need to do this if we have loving folk around us. If not, I think dying quietly away from harsh eyes, is not so bad. If one grows old, a good death with peace and dignity and in the sunlight with loved ones, though, would be awfully nice, and I suspect an increasingly rare thing in our society.

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