IV.
Did you notice the Psalmist speaks to us of “hope”?

Well, maybe he speaks to himself of “hope.”

Today, notice the place “hope” holds in the Psalmist’s prayer.

V.
Psalm 130 (NRSVue)

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.

VI.
Listen to the Psalm once again and pause where the Psalmist speaks of “hope.”

How often does he speak of “hope”?

Let’s listen to the Psalm once again and this time notice what the Psalmist connects with “hope.“

Pause and consider with him what gives rise to his “hope“.

charles
{ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est}