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PSALM 82<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”705px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”OUR STORY – text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n We are often asked what the P82<\/em><\/strong> stands for in P82 Project Restoration<\/em><\/strong>. It comes from Psalm 82<\/em><\/strong>, verses 3<\/em> and 4<\/em>, in the Bible: “Give justice to the weak and fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”<\/em><\/p>\n There are four directives in these two verses: give, maintain, rescue, and deliver.<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>These are very good things to do! Who doesn’t want to help people who are in need? Yet, do we ever stop and consider why<\/em> we should help? Is it simply a command to be obeyed so we can feel good about what we do, or is this tied to something greater than ourselves?<\/p>\n Psalm 82, and the whole Bible, is primarily about God<\/em><\/strong>. Those two simple verses show us who<\/em> God is. God is just<\/em><\/strong>, so he is a father to the fatherless<\/em><\/strong>, compassionate<\/em><\/strong> to the weak, merciful<\/em><\/strong> to the needy, and good<\/em><\/strong> to all.<\/p>\n God especially cares<\/em><\/strong> for those relegated to the fringes of society. God has eyes for the outcasts<\/em><\/strong>. God remembers the forgotten<\/em><\/strong>. When we help those who cannot help themselves we reflect something of the heart of God<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n P82 exists to help the helpless. Why? Because God first helped us.<\/em><\/strong> The apostle Paul said, “For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person\u2014though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die\u2014 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6-8) <\/em>This <\/em><\/strong>is the heart<\/em><\/strong> and<\/em><\/strong> message<\/em><\/strong> of who we are and what we do. This is why<\/em> we want to help.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/p82homes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rxfcjgqw_b8.jpg” title_text=”Photo by Joel Muniz” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|12px|12px|12px|12px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”person holding book” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. PSALM 82We are often asked what the P82 stands for in P82 Project Restoration. It comes from Psalm 82, verses 3 and 4, in the Bible: “Give justice to the weak and fatherless; maintain the right of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n