Safe-House Agents

Sunday June 24, 2012

Psalm 9: 9-10, 17-18 (The Message)

“God’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times.  The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked……The wicked bought a one-way ticket to hell.  No longer will the poor be nameless – no more humiliation for the humble.”

     God’s concern is for the ‘least of these’ – both individually and collectively.  Those oppressed by the powerful and mighty.  Those without any recourse BUT God.  God is the source of hope and comfort.  God looks out for the helpless. 

    How?  Indeed, God can always create a miracle or two here and there, but by and large, God works his miracles through ordinary people like you and me.  Ordinary people in ordinary ways.  We who have been blessed may ask ourselves ‘How can the wealthy and powerful still be an agent of God?”  Indeed, Jesus said it would be very hard!  The key I think is to constantly acknowledge the source of our wealth and blessings: God.  And then to use it all for the glory of God – always and only.  Ordinary people have the power and the purpose to fight for justice, to feed the hungry, and shelter the homeless.  We can build “safe-houses” and bring the hope of God to the hopeless in a tangible way.  God works THROUGH people.  We who are richly blessed have to BE those agents of God. 

Late in posting: At Westminster Woods with no internet connection!