ISSL Reflections July 28 2024 Psalm 130 Post 3

VII.
Today as you spend time with this Psalm hear it as a call to “hope.”

VIII.
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.

IX.
Does “hope” come easy for you? Would you say you approach matters with a hopeful outlook?

Or do you need encouragement to look at matters before you hopefully?

Take a few moments to quiet your spirit and then turn to this Psalm once again.

Listen for where you hear about hope.

Take time to pause with the Psalmist and consider all the reasons he gives for “hope.”

charles
{ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est}


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