There is a song that I like and it is taken from the Book of Psalms. It expresses the heart of the captive Israelites taken to Babylon.
Psalm 137:1-4
1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars
we hung our harps,
3 for there our captors asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?
Many times, I stood on top of Mount Katahdin and looked down on the trail that brought me to the summit. It was a hard climb with rough ground, switchbacks, and a few steel bars to get a grip, but what a feeling to be on top.
The opposite kind of view comes into my mind in thinking of sins and failures in my journey through life. I look back through the meandering of the trail that brought me down to that unfortunate disaster and sometimes want to cry.
I think it is all about a constant rearview, examination of the road you’re on, and the destination you have in mind. Israel didn’t do that, and the road led to captivity.
Give it some thought.
Gary