Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap…” vss. 5-6
Psalm 113:5-9
While we may not share the psalmist’s belief that God is seated at a distance from the earth, we can certainly agree that God is intimately connected to the poor and the needy. God is, and there is no place in the universe where God is not. So certainly, the psalmist is right–God doesn’t miss a thing! And in fact, the more hidden we think things are, the more obvious they are to God. We may think that God favors the millionaires and billionaires, but that’s not even close to being true. It’s the obscure, the poor in their dust and the needy on their ash heaps, who touch the heart of God, and when we devote our lives to lifting such folk up, God touches their hearts with love. Maybe some are tired of hearing that God cares so deeply about the broken and the outcasts of the world, but if we take the scriptures seriously, we can’t stop talking about such things. And the more our world keeps stacking the deck to favor the rich and the powerful the more acute the problem becomes. And what’s sad is that it doesn’t have to be this way! There is plenty of food in our world for everyone, and there’s no good reason why anyone should ever go to bed hungry!
Thought for the Day: Why do I get tired of hearing about the hungry?
0 Comments