O God, 

do not be silent! 

Do not be deaf. 

Do not be quiet, 

O God.

Don't you hear

the uproar of your enemies? 

Don't you see 

that your arrogant enemies are rising up?

Psalms 83:1-2 NLT

Can you see Asaph writing this song?

Imagine what's going on for him...what's going on in his world that isn't right.

He then goes on to tell God specifically what is wrong,

exactly what God should do,

and just what the outcome will be if God would simply listen to him.

I think this is an invitation to us to do the same, to tell God specifically what is wrong. 

(Not sure that's going to be a song we will all sing in church next week, but who knows, maybe we should).

When we write down what's wrong,

write down what we want God to do, 

and write down what the outcome would be in can help us see what we need, what's really important. 

Writing it down gets it out of our head. 

Writing it down lets us see where we can shift things.

Telling God let's Him know how we're doing.

Singing it in community (or maybe just sharing with 1 or 2 trusted people) what's going on for us means we're not alone. 

Not alone with injustice, not alone with what we need.

Not alone with what's important.

Asaph's song is in the middle of our Bible for a reason, & if nothing else, Asaph shares with us something of what it is to be human.

#psalms

#psalms83

#speakwritesing

#inthistogether

#youareBeloved