Invitation to Dialogue
If the way of the wicked will perish, then why do the wicked sometimes appear to thrive (Ps 73:3-12)? If the righteous are to prosper in all they do, what of those who experience life differently? Famine, ethnic cleansing, the destruction of war and terrorist activity do not distinguish between the just and the unjust. Psalm 1 provides an introduction to the entire Psalter. Many of the psalms that follow seem to enter into dialogue with it, questioning and searching for meaning in the midst of life’s wide range of experiences, including the dark night of the soul (Davidson, 1998:13-14).
This sharp contrast between the righteous and the wicked is not always evident. A mixture of good and bad is found in everyone, and the two ways may not seem that clear. But at every moment people move along one way or the other. It is important to be reminded what the end of each road is. The psalms will tell of a powerful companion along the one road, but along the other people walk alone.
Invitation to Put Our Roots Down
On what do Christians focus their life’s attention? Who are their people?
From whom do they get their bearings? What will give stability and fruit-bearing nurture to their soul? The first psalm invites us to put our roots down in the instruction and relationship to God offered us in the word of torah. By reading and praying these psalms, by delighting in them, we are invited to make these Scriptures part of our life of faith. Through these words from the worship life of God’s people, we too can learn to cry out to God in the personal and corporate crises of life. We can learn to place trust in the God of steadfast love and faithfulness. The hymns of thanksgiving and praise can help us voice doxologies that declare hope. An exciting adventure awaits the reader of the Psalms.
Pesquisa: Pr.Charles Maciel Vieira
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