In our daily lives, we may have judged someone only from the outside, from other people's stories, brief impressions, or snippets of experience. Often, misunderstandings are born not because the person has changed, but because we don't really know them. A superficial relationship breeds superficial judgment. So, to truly know someone, it takes time, closeness, and openness so that we can understand, not just rely on "what people say."

Today's psalm invites us to move from a faith that only hears to a faith that knows. The psalmist does not speak of God from rumor or empty tradition, but from a living relationship. He recognizes God as gracious and merciful, slow to anger and great in steadfast love (verse 8). This recognition is born out of the experience of the covenant people, those who live in ḥesed, God's steadfast love that binds and keeps. Verse 10 shows a wider range of voices: not just the psalmist, but all of God's creation and the people he loves join in thanksgiving and praise. They are the people of the covenant, who have experienced God's deliverance and providence, just like Israel at Sinai: lifted up, borne on eagles' wings, and brought into the covenant relationship. Knowing God, in this sense, does not stop at the knowledge of divine attributes, but is rooted in the existential realization that we are a people living in His love and calling. To know God is to affirm His sovereignty over the entire reality of life.

Friends of the Bible, today we are invited to live faith as a process and a conscious choice of a person. Not because of following a priest from parents or family. In a world full of voices, opinions and interpretations of God, we are invited to return to a personal and relational knowledge. Not just hearing about God from the outside, but living as part of His work. As long as you live in this world, strive for a close relationship with Him and know God more and more.