May God be gracious to us and bless us;

may he make his face shine upon us

Selah

so that your way may be known on earth, 

your salvation among all nations.

Let the peoples praise you, God;

let all the peoples praise you.

Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,

for you judge the peoples with fairness and lead the nations on earth.

Selah

Psalm 67:1-4 CSB

David's grand vision (or is it God's grand vision expressed by David?) is that God's blessing, his face shining, will not be a private thing, something to be held by him or his people, but a rolling out of God's fairness, justice, joy & salvation around the globe.

Everywhere. 

And when we get glimpses of that, we want it everywhere. 

For everyone. 

The way we represent our God matters. 

How we live matters, how we stand here, the choices we make, every act of compassion, every word of kindness, every act of creation, every smile, every time our heart is moved for justice, fairness, these things all matter as they represent God in us, represent God in the world, and are part of this grand vision that David had centuries ago. 

We are part of a Bigger Story. 

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