Why do you think it is okay to hoard riches,
while those who work for you are fighting to survive?
How can you build your industry at the expense of the environment,
polluting the earth we all share?
Do you think that you deserve praise for exploiting a broken system,
so that you could place yourself above others.
Do you truly believe your actions are good?
Do you not know that all goodness comes from God?
…that we have been gifted this beautiful earth,
and charged with it is care?
Do you not understand that you are connected to a global community?
…that if your triumphs come at the expense of others,
they are no triumphs at all.
God created us in love,
And calls us to live lives love.
We were meant to care for one another,
To share with each other,
And to learn and grow together.
I give thanks to God for the gift of community,
And pray that one day you will understand it too!
For the original Psalm visit https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+52&version=NRSV