“For God alone my soul waits in silence…Trust in God at all times, O people, pour out your heart before him, God is a refuge for us. Those of low estate are but a breath,those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.” I read this and then hear the news. The news of the day frightens me. The powerful, as righteous as they may intend to be, know nothing of poverty, nothing of making a life out of one’s own resources, no friendship with anyone born in poverty or disabled by a force of nature. And yet, thier decisions, the laws they pass and the programs they slash offend and anger the very God to which they pray thier pious prayers.
The psalmist tells us they are the delusion, these politicians and purveyors of wealth. And the rest of us are merely a breath, a vapor rising for only a flicker of time. I find the words comforting but what do they mean for actually living this life? “Once God has spoken, twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God, and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord.” reads the psalm.
Help us, Lord of the psalmist. Help us, I Am that leads slaves to freedom and stands against the rulers of fortune. Give us the courage to live in the promise, unafraid of temporary suffering, that we might stand with you. You alone, the one for whom our souls wait.
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