March 12

Psalm 51 Verse 2: Wash me through and through from my wickedness and cleanse me from my sin.

This verse is a plea for help. We are all sinners in that we can hurt ourselves and others with words and actions. We do not have to recognize what we have done, but it still leaves a mark. I believe most of the human population is not evil. So we implore our God or deity or high spirit to clean out the impurity of our essence, to create in us a clean heart. When I watch the news and hear about the inhuman actions of a few boosting egos, vying for power, or opting for greed, against the best qualities that life offers us, I know we are wicked and sinful. I pray for myself and others to act with kindness, love, and understanding. We should be able to realize that none of us needs to be an enemy of anyone. None of us needs to destroy another person in order to promote our own name. No one should accumulate wealth just for the sake of being rich. So I ask and pray for my Lord and God to cleanse me of my sins and to wash my wickedness away.  I’m sure my father probably had a sermon about this and I will find it.