Psalm Meditation 1153 ¶Proper 12 ¶July 24, 2022 ¶Psalm 25 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+25&version=NRSVUE Please follow this link to read the psalm first. (NRSV) ¶The adage, “Never meet your heroes, you will always be disappointed,” is good advice. We usually discover that they have some habit, tic, or quirk that is extremely annoying to us. We may also discover that they do not behave or believe what we would have expected from our limited exposure to them. It may appear super easy to learn from them or to get to know them until we actually get the opportunity to do so. ¶The psalmist wants to grow closer to God, and the same warnings apply. The God we think we know, may not be the God we will meet as we delve into prayer, study, and experience. The way of God is difficult, as it requires humility, love, and faithfulness. God points us in the direction of loving those who do not deserve it, and need it desperately. God also asks us to look to ourselves, to see our faults as well as our strengths so that we can correct our faults and build on strengths for the building up of the realm of God. ¶Feel free to meet heroes, knowing that they may be very different from what we expect them to be. Know too, that you are likely someone’s hero and they are or will be disappointed that you do not live up to their expectations. Feel free, as well to meet God for the sake of learning to live in love and faithfulness. It is hard work that is worth the effort to live into the covenant God offers to us. ¶July 18, 2022 ¶LCM