Journeying with God through the Seasons of Life 4: Following God in a Grumpy World - Psalm 123

Many of our stories have big chapters where we were mistreated, experiencing harshness, cruelty, spitefulness. It is difficult to shake off those experiences. I hear of people released from prison after they've been there a long time, 20-30 years, when evidence come to light showing their innocence. At the original hearing, a false witness swayed the jury. The Bible is full of such stories. Joseph, David. In both cases, in the end, God accomplished his purposes. But what do we do when such things come to us? I called the sermon "Following God in a grumpy world". We're walking through the 15 Psalms of ascents, each describing what each one of us comes to in a season of life. In some cases people are consumed by the injustice and have a difficult time shaking it. How do we carry on? How do we stay with the goal amid people who treat us badly? Psalm 123 is where we are at today.

Extra reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-13

Preacher: Bill Dyck