In Psalm 119 we find the psalmist meditating on the law of the Lord as the path to life. The intensity with which he seeks God’s commandments suggests he is battling internal and external pressure from other temptations: “Open my eyes,” “I seek you with all my heart,” “Do not let me stray from your commands,” “I hold fast to your statutes.” This continues for 176 verses.
Martin Luther believed that human beings are formed by the words we hear and the words to which we respond—and that we are rightly determined by recognizing ourselves as created by God, addressed and sustained by his good Word.
But lots of words are competing for our attention: social media posts, political debates, advertisements, and news, to name a few. During the COVID-19 pandemic the influence of social media and news loom large. But while social media can keep us connected and news can keep us informed, they can arrest our attention in unhelpful ways and feed the chaos and confusion we feel.
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Emily Beth Hill 
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