Praise befits the upright.
Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.
Sing to him a new song;
play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
This is not the best of all possible worlds, but God has given us the best possibilities. We are free to choose among the possibilities.
Candide suffers from his own foolishness, the vanity, avarice, and worse of others, and from the unfolding of nature.
In giving thanks - exuberantly and often - for what we have been given we are encouraged to be mindful of all that is possible if we would join God in cultivating faithfulness, righteousness, and justice.
The image is an illustration from Candide by Catherine Edlinger-Kunze.
Psalm 33
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