This morning, as I sit at the reception desk embroidering, I have tomorrow’s responsorial psalm playing the background; this will help prepare me for leading the singing at Mass.

The words of this psalm are touching for me, especially after just having completed a study with our residents on the Exodus.

We’re been reviewing how God brought His people out of Egypt and gave them a land to inhabit. The psalm so beautifully speaks of God “transplanting” a vine from Egypt. The psalm continues, using natural imagery to speak of Israel’s history. Sunday’s psalm further prays that God will “take care of this vine and protect what [His] right hand has planted.” It asks that He let His face shine upon us.

We noticed in our study of the Exodus, and this psalm reminds me again, how Israel’s history can be seen as an allegory for our own lives. Like the Israelite people, God has been so good to each of us, caring for us as, and even watering us as his “little vine.”