Hi God,
Although the psalm o’ day is random,
I thought a part of today’s was somehow apt,
given the situation going on in town tonight.
“ Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Who among you loves life, takes delight in prosperous days?
Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
The LORD has eyes for the just and ears for their cry.”
The part that caught my attention especially
was the stuff about keeping our tongues from evil
and our lips from speaking lies;
about seeking peace and pursuing it.
The evil tongues and lies cut both ways,
and if we’re not careful,
we’ll find ourselves not pursuing peace.
The issue, of course, is the special visitation
from the folks of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Surely, they are out to promote discourd,
ironically doing so in your name.
The problem comes when
our frustrations with them
prompt us to counter
with our own false witness.
So my prayer today
is you help us all to be especially wary
regarding what our tongues have to say
—this can be an especial problem for me—
and help us use our lips to pursue peace.
Also, please have mercy on my soul,
sinner though I always be.
Amen
scripture reference:
Psalm 34:12–16