Read Psalms 10-12
But You, God, see/know/feel the trouble of the afflicted (Psalm 10:14);
For the Lord is righteous, God loves justice; the upright sense God’s presence (Psalm 11:7);
Help, God, for
no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human
race. Everyone lies to their
neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
(Psalm 12:1-2).
Today, I invite you to a prayer
practice of picking out one meaningful line from each of the
three assigned Psalms and putting them side-by-side. One example is above. Maybe you can find a thread or theme running
through the three quotes that leap off the page onto your heart. Or maybe there is tension between the three
lines you are drawn to. Why did you
select these? Don’t worry if you cannot
reasonably, rationally explain what is stirring and swirling in your decision
making. Sometimes, as the cliché goes,
the heart wants what it wants. Sit with
three phrases from the Psalms, you connect to, as you do trust that is
enough. Amen.
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