When you feel the need of comfort or encouragement, take up the book of Psalms. Nothing can be more attuned to the human heart than the expressions and prayers found there.
Just to give you an example, take psalm 61. O God, hear my cry! Listen to my prayer! From the end of the earth I call: my heart is faint. And the psalm ends with the words, So I will always praise your name and day after day fulfill my vows.
And psalm 28: The Lord is my strength and my shield. In him my heart trusts, and I find help.
Psalm 103: The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger and rich in compassion.
These beautiful verses express the vast expanses of human emotions, and guide our own way of prayer. Unlike many formalized prayers, the psalms are direct, brutally honest, and straight from the heart. You cannot fail to find one that captures the sentiments of your heart, regardless of the season you may be going through.
I urge you to make the psalms your friends, to delve into them often, and let the one that speaks best for you become your mantra.
For the moment, mine is, I love you Lord, you are my strength from psalm 18.
What is your favorite psalm?
No comments:
Post a Comment