Psalm 12

10 Minute Daily Retreat - Read the Word of God with a prayerful heart.By Louise Crossley (No. 231)

Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore;    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.Everyone lies to their neighbour;    they flatter with their lips    but harbor deception in their hearts…You, LORD, will keep the needy safe    and will protect us forever from the wicked, who freely strut about    when what is vile is honoured by the human race.
Psalm 12  

Like. Like. Like. Help, LORD.‘You’re amazing. You’re beautiful. You’re talented’. Help, LORD.He’s awesome for his financial status. Help, LORD.She’s a winner for her great job. Help, LORD.They’re good people for their social skills. Help, LORD.
Flattery and deception feeds the wicked and the vileWhile faithfulness and honour lay starving clinging to vintage valuesStrutting freely is our disposable societyabundantly supporting – with tongue not heart
Arriving in 2017; the dawn of ‘trending’I worryBut only for a micro-secondFor eyes don’t lieAnd now and then the kind eyes surfaceNot as a collective but an individual
I go home to my 2017 lifeAnd clean my heartFor the LORD is talking to the ‘good-enough’ tooWhen He promises…
‘(He will) Protect us forever from the Wicked’

Louise Crossley