Like a treasure chest of family heirlooms, today’s psalm contains a few shining and beloved jewels that continue to offer meaning and purpose, hope and resilience - for many of us, for many generations. Among those glimmering marvels are some that are reserved for special days in our private and public lives - major milestones that are indeed marvelous, extraordinary realities - like a day that sees the end to war, a much awaited pause for peace.