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Psalm 70
1 O God, make speed to save me; O Lord, make haste to help me.
2 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; let them be turned back and disgraced who wish me evil.
3 Let those who mock and deride me turn back because of their shame.
4 But let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation say always, ‘Great is the Lord!’
5 As for me, I am poor and needy; come to me quickly, O God.
6 You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.

Reflection
So often in today’s world the message to the poor and needy is that they’re not worth helping, that nobody cares. Yet this Psalm reminds us otherwise. God, Creator of the Universe, can be called upon. God, Creator of the Universe, can be relied upon.

God can be relied upon. Thank heaven! For as we reflect on this good news, it’s important for us to remember that “poor and needy” includes not only those who are without food or shelter, but those who mourn; those who worry; those who seek meaning in their lives; those who have a deep, yet unmet, need for spiritual wholeness and healing. In short, the poor and needy aren’t “them” but “us.” You and I, at some point of our lives, will surely be poor and needy. And at that moment, let us pray that we will have the courage to turn to God as the Psalmist did: with honesty, with confidence, and with faith.

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