Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.
--Psalm 4:5
As you're surely aware, the world will always try to take bits and pieces of you. When life is shattered into little chunks, a certain feeling of nihilism (nothingness) creeps in. There is much talk of "wholeness" and "wellness". We're agreed that they are good things, but we're not completely convinced about what they are, or how they manifest themselves in our lives.
The psalmist is interested in something else: sacrifice. Let them be right sacrifices if you offer any at all. What has to be killed in your life? Stated differently, what will you set aside? What's keeping you from a greater faith in God and, therefore, a greater love for your neighbor? Who is it that needs "your" time?
Ask the Lord while you ponder these questions. And put your trust -- all of it, and not just bits and pieces -- in God alone.
PD
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