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In you, 
Lord, 
I have taken refuge; 
let me never be put to shame.
Be my rock of refuge, 
to which I can always go; 
give the command to save me, 
for you are my rock and my fortress.
Psalms 71:1-3 NIV
The writer of this Psalm, this song, has 3 expressions of "refuge"
- refuge
- rock of refuge
- my rock and my fortress
What comes to mind for you as you consider this metaphor?

Perhaps it gives us the freedom to consider our own metaphors for Yahweh, how we try to manage or understand in our limited minds ideas of God who is bigger and more complex and more wonderful than we can hold with one idea. 
Today's psalm is trying to grasp with this idea of refuge. 

Then there's 3 ways the writer has seen themselves in relation to God;
- Has taken refuge 
- Wants a place of refuge that is always available
- Wants to be saved, because Yahweh is their refuge

We can choose God as our refuge, go to Him for refuge, and want Him to rescue us all at the same time, these things can all be true. 
Because life can be complicated.
And we need all of these aspects of God, we're safe in Him, able to run to Him like a city of refuge, and need Him to come and rescue us. 
At same time. 
Because life can be complicated. 
And one day, when Heaven and Earth are fully rejoined, when all that is broken is unbroken, then we will no longer need rescue, and we will fully know what His refuge is. 
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