But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.

Steadfast—unswerving, staunch, unshakable, unfaltering, unbendable, stiff, steady, firm, unwavering. What a powerful list of synonyms. Even stiff which first brings to mind someone who is distant and cold, but this is not true of my father. It implies that He is outside and above all the influences that cause me to waver and be double-minded.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 132

Mid-day: 119:137-144

Evening: Psalm 57

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