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Augustine talks about our problem being one of disordered loves. We love the wrong things too much and the right things too little. In doing so, we divide our hearts, often placing the majority of our heart's focus on the wrong things.
Here in the Psalm, the Psalmist is praying for the ability to seek God with his whole heart. In doing so, we delight in God as much as in all riches. If we're completely honest with ourselves, most of us would say that the thought of winning $500 million in the lottery would be the most exciting thing that could happen to us -- that's because we have disordered loves. We love the things money could buy us, because that's concrete to our minds, and the eternal love and peace and security that comes from God can be amorphous and hard to grasp -- it takes a lot of work to get those things centered in our hearts. The reward with God is always greater, though, and certainly lasts a lot longer than any lottery winnings! May we delight in what God offers, praying for the wisdom to order our hearts well!
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