Thomas Jefferson wrote that the Creator had endowed human beings with inalienable rights including “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” We should be profoundly grateful that these basic assumptions were crafted into this nation’s formation, but we also need to ask some hard questions. Are people happy? What is happiness? Is personal happiness all that matters? The first Psalm written 3,000 ago is surprisingly relevant. So let’s look at it!
Psalm 1