Psalm 25:9-10 (NRSV)
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Verse 9He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
Verse 10All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
Devotion
A good and upright God might well want nothing to do with sinners or with the so-called little people. We might expect God to withdraw from those who lacked goodness or status. Yet the God revealed in Psalm 25 does not move away from sinners, the poor or afflicted, but toward them in order to show them the way. Here the mystery of the incarnation is prefigured: In the birth of Jesus, God moves toward rather than away from those who need God most. The result is that everyone may know God’s own love and faithfulness in their lives.
Prayer
Thank you, God, for moving toward us in love. Teach us your way so we might love as you do. Amen.