
I think a fundamental problem with organized religion is how we define the divine — in other words, who or what we worship, and whether or not any other gods exist at any given time.
Take the principle of the Trinity, for example — three gods in one. Maybe little children can’t comprehend that concept because it makes little sense in light of the 1st Commandment.
In this psalm, Asaph steps in that same little mess by speaking for YHWH again. I mean, how can we have “no other gods before me” unless other gods exist, either now or later?
But, you say, we can worship anything — a favorite task, a fulsome talent, or a feckless team, even — and let it replace our nameless, binary, triune God with He/Him/His pronouns.
That is to say, we can put making money and spending it on ourselves ahead of helping the poor; love some pop diva or group more than we do our neighbors; or be a diehard fanatic.
Well, hey, that’s human nature — and that’s exactly what I’m trying to say: We will worship Whatever we please, whether it’s good for us, and for this wondrous but fragile world, or not.
