Fr. Ron Rolheiser says how we conceive God, colors for good or bad, and everything within our religious practice. And above all else, Jesus revealed this about God: God is good. That truth must ground everything else: our churches, theologies, spiritualities, liturgies, and understanding of everyone else. Today’s Responsorial Psalm declares, “Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.” T. E. Bird notes that the psalm begins by stating that God’s mercy and truth cannot fail; his promise to the House of David can never become void. Who can compare with God, all-powerful in heaven and on earth, kind, just, and faithful to his people and their king? Then the psalmist recalls the promise made to David whereby an everlasting covenant was established and the throne secured. Even if Israel should prove faithless and have to be punished, the promise to David’s House will never be annulled. So, we can joyfully proclaim, “Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.”