Psalms 82:3-6 -- On Care and Potential

"Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High."
Psalms 82:3-6


I like this combination of verses, telling us to care for and do justice to the poor, fatherless, afflicted, and needy, and then helping us to understand why... because whether or not everyone realizes it, we are all children of God, and worthy of that care and justice that God is asking for on their behalf.

Today let's remember who we are, and who the people around us are. We're not powerful or vastly knowledgeable and miraculous like our father is, but we have the seeds of greatness within us, and an amazing potential we might reach in some level of eternity someday. Let's treat each other like the infinitely precious children that we are, and do all we can for our brothers and sisters in need.