Who may dwell in your sanctuary?

Sunday September 3rd, Psalm 15: LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart who has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong. The list of what is good and what is evil from God’s standpoint has often through the ages been manipulated by those who wish it were something different and perhaps more profitable. Who is blameless? The one who speaks truth from the heart. As we remember the events of the labor movement, Katrina’s devastation, and the attack on the twin towers, I am struck by the fact that in real buying power of those at the bottom of the wage scale are worse off than at any time since 1947. I am struck by the continued devastation in New Orleans and the conversation with pastors there who lament what appears to be a land grab to push the poor out through raising rents in some areas and lack of help in others. I am saddened by the number of U.S. casualties in Iraq reaching the number killed in the twin towers, and saddened even more by the number of non-U.S. casualties in a war we are now told has nothing to do with September 11th. Who may dwell in your sanctuary? Each of us, but only through your grace. Help us to speak the truth from our hearts dear Lord.