Jesus Calls Us
Called from the Margins of Society
The Prodigal Son
Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) Psalm 28 The Voice Psalm 28A song of David.1 Eternal One, I am calling out to You;
You are the foundation of my life. Please, don't turn Your ear from me.
If You respond to my pleas with silence,
I will lose all hope like those silenced by death's grave.
2 Listen to my voice.
You will hear me begging for Your help
With my hands lifted up in prayer,
my body turned toward Your holy home. 3 I beg You; don't punish me with the most heinous men.
They spend their days doing evil.
Even when they engage their neighbors in pleasantness,
they are scheming against them.
4 Pay them back for their deeds;
hold them accountable for their malice.
Give them what they deserve.
5 Because these are people who have no respect for You, O Eternal,
they ignore everything You have done.
So He will tear them down with His powerful hands;
never will they be built again. 6 The Eternal should be honored and revered;
He has heard my cries for help.
7 The Eternal is the source of my strength and the shield that guards me.
When I learn to rest and truly trust Him,
He sends His help. This is why my heart is singing!
I open my mouth to praise Him, and thankfulness rises as song. 8 The Eternal gives life and power to all His chosen ones;
to His anointed, He is a sturdy fortress.
9 Rescue Your people, and bring prosperity to Your legacy;
may they know You as a shepherd, carrying them at all times.
For Reflection
David was surrounded by threats. Threats from every political corner, and even from his family, David was feeling the pressure of his Kingship. And just like all of us, he felt frustrated and betrayed. His psalm begins with praise, moves to lament and uncertainty, and then returns to praise. It is cyclic, just as our lives are." We praise, we cry, we praise. It is the stuff of our existence."*
The call of God on our lives invites us to believe again that our faith in God will never desert us. "Life without fear is not possible, but faith can call us to live God's will for our life instead of reducing our lives because of our fears and insecurities."* *Beth Tanner, Professor of Old Testament, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, NJ, https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/second-sunday-in-lent-3/commentary-on-psalm-27-3 PrayPray to have the courage to let go of your fears and frustrations. Pray to trust in God, who makes everything right, and know the freedom from worry and the need to fix everything. Pray and accept that God's will, not yours, be done.
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