Psalm 8: What is man?

If Psalm 8 is Genesis 1 in song, then we need to pay attention to the position of humans is the story. As mediators of God's presence to both each other and to all creation, we need to take seriously the pre-requisite of right relatedness. Both to God, each other, and to the world.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]