Read Psalms 73-75
These three Psalms are lengthy,
filled with countless emotions, cries for help, complaints that things are not
okay, and then (just for funsies) even praise and thanksgiving. Rather than trying to dissect and discuss
every single verse, I simply invite you to find one verse in one of the
Psalms today to carry with you. For
me, I am taking Psalm 73:28 with me in the hours ahead. But for me it is
good to be near God I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your
works. Or from the Message translations,
I’ve made Lord God my home. God, I’m
telling the world what you do!
How can my actions sing praise of God’s love? How can my words get caught up in the
unending symphony of God? How can I
breathe and be in God’s presence with joy and honest frustration? How can I let God get a word in amid all the
scrolling and noise of the world today?
Let us pray: Conductor and
Composer of life, let loose Your presence in my life. I pray You will listen to what is in my heart
and all that sings from my soul ~ the good, the bad, and the ugly. When I get frustrated and flummoxed, incline
Your ear. When I get caught in a cycle
of cynicism or convinced that the world is not worth trying to help, interrupt
and disrupt my pity party. When I am
unsure of what to do, God, sing with a wisdom that maybe I need a nap or to
roll up my sleeves or to phone a friend or dare to stop doing and listen to
You! God, who inspired the songs of the
Psalms, infuse my life with a melody I need and help me realize that I am not
the only one singing! Tune and turn my
ear toward the chorus of people who come together in places and spaces to
praise You this day, every day. Open me
to that truth amid all that I encounter and experience this day. Amen.
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