September 22nd - Reflection

Help for the poor

Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly;
the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
They utter lies to each other;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,
those who say, "With our tongues we will prevail;
our lips are our own - who is our master?"

"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,
I will now rise up," says the Lord;
"I will place them in the safety for which they long."
The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.

You, O Lord, will protect us;
you will guard us from this generation forever.
On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among humankind.

Reflection
The poor and needy...God loves them so much. God moves into action. God moves into action on his own and through us. When called to get up and move for the poor and needy, then get up and move for the poor and needy. God's children are taught to love God and one another, and when our poor and needy neighbor is in want we are to rise up to protect and guard and lift up these fellow children of God to full life and health.

Prayer
Lord, as I hear the call to serve the poor and needy may I respond in joy that others may follow. --- Amen