Saturday June 23, 2007

Text for the Day -- Psalm 130
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Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD.
LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,
LORD, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
so that you may be revered.
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the LORD
more than those who watch for the morning,
more than those who watch for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the LORD!
For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.
It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.

Devotional
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This psalm is a personal lament. Persons in grief often turn to this
prayer for consolation. This psalm encourages us to make our pain and
grief known to God. It encourages us to wait on the Lord's mercy.
Hope in the Lord for his promises are true. God does have steadfast
love for you.

Prayer
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Help me to remember to seek you, O Lord, in all my grief and woe.
Amen