A pilgrimage song.  

Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let's go to the LORD's house! 

...

because the thrones of justice are there...

Psalms 122:1, 5 CEB

If there's one universal thing that people want it is justice.

Every day we encounter in one way or another stories if injustice from around the world, in our own country, in the places that we live.

We encounter injustice.

When something, and especially someone, is lost to us, particularly through the actions and choices of others, there can be a profound sense of injustice.

Something isn't right.

We have been wronged.

We can feel powerless and helpless.

And yet this wee song of David's holds a clue for us that is a theme of the Bible, that there will be justice. 

Somehow, eventually, there will be justice. 

The wrongs will be righted.

When I hold that to be true, when I hold by faith that in the Big Story, there is justice, I don't feel quite so helpless or powerless.

When we trust that our God will make all things new, unhurt every hurt, perhaps we can stand a little taller, a little more confidently, live a little more freely, risk loving a little more.

It doesn't fix everything, but helps us stay on this pilgrimage journey...

#psalms 

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