Today’s scripture reading comes from one of the New Testament books known as the Pastoral Letters.
The Pharisees maintained huge libraries of commentaries about the Torah and believed themselves to be experts in the law.
In Judaism Psalm 130 is recited as part of the liturgy for the High Holidays and is one of the psalms that have traditionally been recited in times of communal distress or crisis.
Notice that our passage of scripture from the letter to the Hebrews in the New Testament begins with the words “Since, then…” or “Therefore,…” depending on the translation.
In our scripture for today the prophet Elijah is looking for God. Elijah’s nickname is “the stormy prophet” and it is an appropriate nickname!