Years ago
when our children were in their teens and I volunteered in our high-school
youth group, I used to refer to Psalm 73 as “The High School Psalm.” You might
remember the gist of it: a good, god-fearing individual looks around and sees a
world in which the wicked prosper and doing the right thing seems to count for
absolutely nothing. Those sentiments seemed to fit with the experiences of all
the nameless “nerds” who did their homework, minded their parents and tried to
live their faith in a culture where beauty, athletic ability and “cool” were
the keys to the kingdom of high school popularity.
Maybe you,
though far from your teens, agonize over the injustices in this world and man’s
inhumanity to man. Or maybe you are trying your best to live a pure and
God-honoring life, to be a joyful witness in the midst of a perverse
generation, but you secretly struggle with bitterness, and Asaph’s confession, “…I envied the arrogant when I saw the
prosperity of the wicked,” (v.3) could be yours also. Perhaps as you read this,
you are being squeezed by any one of the world’s circumstantial molds, and your
current experience doesn’t at all mirror the promises of Scripture or the power
of God.
1 comment:
Nancy, I love how you've titled Psalm 73 "The High School Psalm"! I, too, have ministered to youth, especially girls, for years and see the tug-of-war with culture that our younger generations are subjected to. Thanks for sharing hope for all of us!
Karen Sims
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