Copper-bound

Dan Harper September 02, 2026 4 0

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Psalm 26: 1–8 (NIV-UK)

1 Vindicate me, Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the Lord
    and have not faltered.
2 Test me, Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;
3 for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love
    and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.

4 I do not sit with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.
5 I abhor the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence,
    and go about your altar, Lord,
7 proclaiming aloud your praise
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.

8 Lord, I love the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.

Did you know that the copper in your phone was formed at the centre of stars and supernova billions of years ago?

Copper is used in phones because it conducts electricity extremely well, and is pretty easy to work with. Which means that metallic-stardust allows power and information to move around inside your pocket.

However, for all the information the copper moves about your phone, it didn’t compose a single message, or record your latest voice note. The copper never created the message, it simply carries it.

In our reading today the Psalmist tells us about what they do and what they don’t do, the people they socialise with and the people they don’t. The Psalmist tells us about all the ways they try to live faithfully in relationship with God and the consistency of God’s unfailing love.

The Psalmist tells us they want to live where God’s glory is found, which suggests to me that they know it is not their job to create the stuff of God, but simply carry it out into the world.

And — like the Psalmist — our job is not to create the love, hope, and resilience that come from God, but rather to be the copper that carries the message of God’s love into the world.

Prayer:

Dear God,

Let us conduct your love through our very being, allowing it to pulse through us into our homes, workplaces, communities and world.

Amen.