Should police officers referred to people as civilians. In the UK, police are civilians and not part of the military. Trust between police and communities is essential, and heavy-handed tactics should only be used as a last resort, maintaining a disciplined yet civilian service.
Tag: Trust
What’s the story—Psalm 62
Psalms of David Psalms are songs. They are written as worship, for when man encounters God and God encounters man; they work both ways. But they are not only songs, but also stories. Stories of people's delight in God and also of their struggles in a world where there seems to be no justice. The …
Seeking God’s guidance in the darkness—Psalm 57
Psalms of David Psalm 57 is a more positive psalm than the previous one. The longest sections show trust in and praise to God. The difficulties are dealt with in much shorter sections. What Psalms 56 and 57 have in common is that they both begin with the same phrase, "Be merciful to me, O …
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Help—Psalm 55
Psalms of David Most of the first 10 songs attributed to David in the second book of Psalms have in the title an event in the life of David. Although this psalm does not have this in the title, the events mentioned fit the rebellion of Absolom. |-o0o-| Psalms in Book 2 are like Book …
Blues—Psalm 41
Psalms of David This is it, the last song in the first book of Psalms. Like the Psalms towards the end of this first book, it is Messianic, Jesus himself quoted it as referring to himself, but also a lament. That laments are often prophetic in the Bible is not to be underestimated. Psalms in …
Don’t panic—Psalm 37
Psalms of David Psalm 37 is a strange song, an acrostic poem with each section starting with subsequent letters of the Hebrew alphabet. What is strange is that it has 40 verses and the Hebrew alphabet only has 22 letters. How does that work out? Most sections are two verses two lines long, 3 sections …
Exile—Habakkuk 3
Psalms not in the psalter Habakkuk Chapter 3 Looking back just over a year ago to February 2022. The news was full of Russian troops gathering in Belarus near the border with Ukraine. Many people are afraid that the Russians will take the opportunity of the Winter Olympics, which are being held in Beijing, China …
Protest — Psalm 13
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. October 1st 2022 was protest day in the UK. There …
Trust in adversity – Psalm 3
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. This is the first psalm to be attributed to David, …
Commandments and Trustworthiness
Psalm 119 Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Psalm 119 is a great acrostic poem, the longest psalm and also the longest chapter in the Bible. The 22 stanzas each consist of 8 lines, each line starting with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet, each stanza having a different start letter. It is an epic …
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