Episode 99: Sometimes we need a mother hen

One of the most poignant passages of the New Testament is Jesus’ lament over the city of Jerusalem. Knowing what was about to happen, he could have railed at the city for its refusal to believe. But instead, he spoke with sorrow, as a mother hen who wanted to gather her chicks together for protection, only to be refused. The opening line of Psalm 57 seems to use the same imagery: the psalmist seeks refuge under the shadow of God’s wings. But is the psalmist using the same metaphor as Jesus?