Psalm 88:13-18
But I, O LORD, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. (14) O LORD, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me? (15) Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless. (16) Your wrath has swept over me; your dreadful assaults destroy me. (17) They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together. (18) You have caused my beloved and my friend to shun me; my companions have become darkness.
There will be many men this afternoon who are suffering, many as a result of their own choices and some as a result of man’s cruelty to man. Give me the heart of compassion, the spirit of grace and mercy, to comfort and lead them to You, the source of all comfort; to show them that there is indeed One who is faithful and who loves them without reservation
Today’s readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 12
Mid-day: 119:49-56
Evening: Psalm 87
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