The thought of my wretched homelessness
is wormwood and poison;
Remembering it over and over,
my soul is downcast.
But this I will call to mind;
therefore I will hope:
The LORD’s acts of mercy are not exhausted,
his compassion is not spent
They are renewed each morning—
great is your faithfulness!
The LORD is my portion, I tell myself
therefore I will hope in him
The LORD is good to those who trust in him,
to the one that seeks him;
It is good to hope in silence
for the LORD’s deliverance.
(Lamentations 3: 19-26, NAB)
For centuries upon centuries religions have persecuted other religions in the name of the God they profess to worship. It matters not whether it be Christian against Christian, Muslim against Muslim, Christian against Muslim, Muslim against Hindu and everybody against Judaism. We all like to think that God is on our side. As Abraham Lincoln pointed out to a citizen who was boasting about God being on the side of the Union Army, “The question is not whether God is on our side or not. The question to answer is are we on God’s side?” We may call God by different names and titles, but the fact remains that God is the creator of all people and is Lord of all religions.
After a little over 7 days, I have composed this Psalm Offering. This Psalm Offering is offered up as a prayer for all the victims of religious persecution.
(c) 2017 by Deacon Bob Wagner OFS, all rights reserved.
