A Song of Thanksgiving: Betweeen the Rock and the Hard Place

Abstract

This poem was written in the mood of those Psalms which appear to have been created by persons who made a vow in time of crisis: If God would deliver them, they would not fail to declare his faithfulness before the congregation at the next festival. The crisis was the culmination of over three years training in pastoral care: My appearance before the Certification Committee of the ACPE Region for Acting Supervisor Status. The festival occasion was a chapel service at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia.