Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!”
NL Daily Devotion for Thursday, July 13, 2023
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
How steady is your soul? The writer of 2 Peter put pen to paper long before there was anything so insidious and pervasive as social media, mass marketing, and the constant bombardment of information we experience today. Most of these outlets have “hearts trained in greed”, looking to amass wealth for the few at the expense of the many. Most of these outlets take no responsibility for the misinformation and hate their platforms enable.
It's on us to decide how much of this information we will consume, how much effort we’ll put into fact-checking sources to affirm the truth of any claims made to us. It’s on us to make sure our souls are steady, so that we are not enticed to go down the rabbit hole, following the voices that tell us what we want to hear rather than being open to differences of experience and willing to take action to address the wrongs in which we might find ourselves complicit.
In other words, false prophets are bad, but they only continue to operate so long as we follow them. It’s on us to discern the true from the false prophets, and act accordingly.
How do I determine what is true and what is false in my media consumption?
