Psalm 53 opens with a searching gaze: God looks down upon humanity. Then the song names a particular harm: “They consume my people as they consume bread.” This episode holds both truths without blaming the people being used up. John, Ramona, and Paula pray with Jesus through the Psalm’s harsh image of an encamping force toward its unfinished longing for Rescue and restored joy. The Spirit of Adoption tells those treated as resources that God sees them as children and receives their cry.
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