Today is October 28.
  
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.  
  
Take a moment and quiet yourself. Take a deep breath. Welcome God’s presence. And say, “Come Holy Spirit.”     
    
Today’s reading is from Psalm 28.   
  

      1 To you, LORD, I call;   
         you are my Rock,   
         do not turn a deaf ear to me.   
         For if you remain silent,   
         I will be like those who go down to the pit.   
      2 Hear my cry for mercy   
         as I call to you for help,   
         as I lift up my hands   
         toward your Most Holy Place.   
       3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,   
         with those who do evil,   
         who speak cordially with their neighbors   
         but harbor malice in their hearts.   
      4 Repay them for their deeds   
         and for their evil work;   
         repay them for what their hands have done   
         and bring back on them what they deserve.   
       5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD   
         and what his hands have done,   
         he will tear them down   
         and never build them up again.   
       6 Praise be to the LORD,   
         for he has heard my cry for mercy.   
      7 The LORD is my strength and my shield;   
         my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.   
         My heart leaps for joy,   
         and with my song I praise him.   
       8 The LORD is the strength of his people,   
         a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.   
      9 Save your people and bless your inheritance;   
         be their shepherd and carry them forever.  
  

The text today shows the Psalmist crying out for justice against his enemies. We might ask, didn’t Jesus command those who follow him to not avenge themselves or try to "get even?" Aren’t we told to “love our enemies?” Revenge is simply not an option for us – right? The answer, is yes – and the Psalmist today sheds light then how we might respond to injustice: He calls out to God for mercy and justice.  
    
We see throughout scriptures in the Old and the New Testaments that God has always declared his intention to make things right in the world. To demonstrate true justice. The Psalmist points us to trust God's timing and power to deliver justice as he sees fit. Do you feel the strength, and the challenge, of that call to trust? Listen to the text again and pay attention to the psalmists emotional intensity, as well as the direction of that intensity toward God.  
   
The Psalm ends with a surrender to trust in God and find joy and strength in God. It simply points us to trust that God knows all and will not remain silent toward injustice. Can we trust in such a God today? Who has dishonored you and caused pain unjustly? Where have you felt slighted or offended lately? Can you bring those things to God, as the psalmist teaches us to do? 

Music: Faithful One - Vineyard Worship - YouTube