Why do you boast, O mighty one,
of mischief done against the godly?
All day long
you are plotting destruction.
Your tongue is like a sharp razor,
you worker of treachery.
You love evil more than good,
and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah
You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
The righteous will see, and fear,
and will laugh at the evildoer, saying,
“See the one who would not take
refuge in God,
but trusted in abundant riches,
and sought refuge in wealth!”
But I am like a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.
I will thank you forever,
because of what you have done.
In the presence of the faithful
I will proclaim your name, for it is good.
(Psalm 52, NRSV)
I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever!
In this trust is the life and love that anyone needs to flourish in the world. To live a life that points to the unending life that is to come!
You too can be an olive tree that is nurtured by the loving hands that created each of us!
Turn from your boasting and self-assurance and trust in the maker of the universe to be your life!
aSacredRebel 