{"id":40845,"date":"2021-06-15T13:07:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T11:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/bezinning\/lucht\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:06:27","slug":"lucht","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/bezinning\/lucht\/","title":{"rendered":"Up there in the air"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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REFLECTION<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Up there in the air<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pray with the psalms between heaven and earth<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPs. 8:2<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

O\u00a0Lord, our Sovereign,
\nhow majestic is your name in all the earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The heavens are telling the glory of God;
\nand the firmament\u00a0proclaims his handiwork.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0Lord\u00a0looks down from heaven;
\nhe sees all humankind.
\nFrom where he sits enthroned he watches
\nall the inhabitants of the earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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He says: \u201cBe still, and know that I am God!
\nI am exalted among the nations,
\nI am exalted in the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
\nfor in you my soul takes refuge;
\nin the shadow of your wings I will take refuge\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For I will proclaim the name of the\u00a0Lord;
\nascribe greatness to our God!<\/p>\n

He sustained and shielded his people,
\nguarded it as the apple of his eye.
\nAs an eagle stirs up its nest,
\nand hovers over its young;
\nas it spreads its wings, takes them up,
\nand bears them aloft on its pinions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
\nI will sing praises to you among the nations.
\nFor your steadfast love is as high as the heavens;
\nyour faithfulness extends to the clouds.<\/p>\n

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens.
\nLet your glory be over all the earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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But for me it is good to be near God;
\nI have made the Lord\u00a0God\u00a0my refuge,
\nto tell of all your works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Hear my prayer, O\u00a0Lord \u2026<\/p>\n

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
\nand the heavens are the work of your hands.
\nThey will perish, but you endure;
\nthey will all wear out like a garment.
\nYou change them like clothing, and they pass away;
\nbut you are the same, and your years have no end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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For as the heavens are high above the earth,
\nso great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Lord\u00a0has established his throne in the heavens,
\nand his kingdom rules over all.
\nBless the\u00a0Lord, O you his angels,
\nyou mighty ones who do his bidding,
\nobedient to his spoken word.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Bless the\u00a0Lord, O my soul.
\nO\u00a0Lord\u00a0my God, you are very great.
\nYou are clothed with honor and majesty,
\nwrapped in light as with a garment.
\nYou stretch out the heavens like a tent,
\nyou set the beams of your\u00a0chambers on the waters,
\nyou make the clouds your\u00a0chariot,
\nyou ride on the wings of the wind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Praise the\u00a0Lord!
\nPraise, O servants of the\u00a0Lord;
\npraise the name of the\u00a0Lord.<\/p>\n

Blessed<\/a><\/span>Used of a person who has been beatified. Beatification precedes canonisation and means likewise that the Church recognises that this deceased person has lived a particularly righteous and faithful life. Like a saint, he\/she may be venerated (not worshipped). Some beatified people are never canonised, usually because they have only a local significance.<\/span><\/span><\/span> be the name of the\u00a0Lord
\nfrom this time on and forevermore.
\nFrom the rising of the sun to its setting
\nthe name of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0is to be praised.
\nThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0is high above all nations,
\nand his glory above the heavens.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Praise the\u00a0Lord, all you nations!
\nExtol him, all you peoples!
\nFor great is his steadfast love toward us,
\nand the faithfulness of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0endures forever.
\nPraise the\u00a0Lord!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Where can I go from your spirit?
\nOr where can I flee from your presence?
\nIf I ascend to heaven, you are there;
\nif I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.
\nIf I take the wings of the morning
\nand settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
\neven there your hand shall lead me,
\nand your right hand shall hold me fast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Praise the\u00a0Lord!
\nPraise God in his sanctuary;
\npraise him in his mighty firmament![a<\/a>]<\/sup>
\nPraise him for his mighty deeds;
\npraise him according to his surpassing greatness!<\/p>\n

Let everything that breathes praise the\u00a0Lord!
\nPraise the\u00a0Lord!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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God covers you with his feathers,
\nand you find shelter underneath his wings. (Psalm 91:4)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What we have to offer you<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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