Loving God 301, Part 8: A Cry for Vengeance – Psalm 69

Anger is a core human emotion - a healthy response to injustice. But like all primal responses, anger can turn on us in an instant, and what begins as a proper defensive impulse transforms into the desire for retribution, even revenge. And when it does, we transition from victim to perpetrator-in-the-making - a position we cannot take if we are to share in the divine work of loving evil out of existence. But injustice is real, and anger is a necessary element of a mature life. Without it, no in...