Social Media Psalm
(Inspired by Psalm 141)

O Lord I cry out to you, may you always be first in my life over any other wind of doctrine!  Accept my words as I choose to seek first the Kingdom of God.  And on the platform that has been given to me, set a guardsman over my emotions and my typing fingers; let the words that I choose to let the world see be choice words that bring glory to your name!   And let me not seek harm over another human being or be swayed by provocative posts, links or memes that appear in my social media feeds; Let me not partake in those enticements.  Let love prevail.  If I become pompous and arrogant in what I post, may a godly man or woman rebuke me publicly.  It would be a kindness, a balm to my wayward heart.  May posts made in good conscious witness against another man's posts which spew hatred and vitriol, delight in the death of another human being or rail against you God.  May their own acquaintances argue against them in lengthy threads and endless debates as when string is loosed from a spool.  And may they turn to pleasing and edifying words that glorify your name, Lord. Someday this collective public forum of words, images and videos will be nothing more than a digital graveyard, scattered across terabytes of distant memories.  Surely God I must first look to you my Sanctuary, and my Providence.  If future social media archeologists were to study my profile may they see God working in me and through me.  As for the now Lord, protect me and my brothers and sisters who freely worship You from the cleverly laid trap posts which invite verbal ensnarement.  May the authors of those word snares fall into their own traps, or be met with deafening silence, while we pass through on the other side.