Read Psalms 13-15
I
love Psalm 13:2, How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day
have sorrow in my heart? It feels
like the psalmist has read my journal!
To be sure, I read enough popular psychology to know that thoughts are
just thoughts, and I don’t need to act on them. But when the color commentary in my mind
keeps shouts “Fire,” suddenly that thought doesn’t feel so neutral. Hold this line with verse 5, “But I trust in Your
unfailing love”. What would that look
like for you today? What would you do
differently today if the safety net of Sacred affection would catch you no
matter what? Don’t rush or race past
this question, ponder prayerfully and then, join me as I try to live a response
to that question. As you continue to
read the Psalms you notice how often there is a sense that some combination of
Darth Vader, Lord Voldemort and the Kraken are conspiring together! What do we do with the problem of evil? So far, the psalmist seems to say, “We cry
out to God.” And, that in some way, somehow,
God responds. When has this been an
experience for you? When have you felt
let down or left out from God’s quick text back to you? Hold these holy questions as we continue to
swim through the sea of the Hebrew’s hymnal in these days. Amen
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