Encouragement from the Psalms
Suffering is universal and crosses over time and the ages…
But so does God.
You are never alone, never unheard, never left without help or a means of escape.
God will come through for you.
Read the words to David’s song and hear the plaintive cry of his heart. Perhaps it echoes your own heart cry:
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
My soul is in deep anguish.
How long, Lord, how long?
Turn, Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.
Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
Who praises you from the grave?
I am worn out from my groaning.
All night long I flood my bed with weeping
and drench my couch with tears.
My eyes grow weak with sorrow;
they fail because of all my foes.
Away from me, all you who do evil,
for the Lord has heard my weeping.
The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
the Lord accepts my prayer.
All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish;
they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.”
Psalm 6 NIV
Blessings and strength today. Receive God’s love and mercy ❤
An Outstretched Hand 