Who Do You Really Trust? Professor Dion Forster on Psalm 25 and God's Faithfulness
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In this Radio Cape Pulpit 7–9 a.m. insert on the Get Up and Go Breakfast show, host Anton Brink speaks with Professor Dion Forster (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Stellenbosch University) about trust in a world where promises are broken, leaders disappoint, and even those close to us let us down. Drawing on Psalm 25 ("To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God"), Forster reflects on how trust is won slowly and lost quickly, on declining trust in institutions and religious bodies, and on David as an imperfect person who kept returning to the trustworthy God. He discusses rehumanizing great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Desmond Tutu, and offers the assurance that nothing we have done or can do is greater than God's love shown in the cross of Christ. The conversation closes with reflections on the difference between curing and healing.
Topic (as stated in the script)
"Who do you really trust in a world where promises are broken, leaders disappoint, and even people close to us sometimes let us down. Trust can feel like a risk." — based on King David's prayer in Psalm 25: "To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God."
Topic (as stated in the script)
"Who do you really trust in a world where promises are broken, leaders disappoint, and even people close to us sometimes let us down. Trust can feel like a risk." — based on King David's prayer in Psalm 25: "To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God."
