Psalm 88:6-9a
You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. (7) Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah (8) You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; (9a) my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Lord, the very most I can ask for my friends is that You fill them with Your peace and with the knowledge that You are in control, managing their son's destiny bring glory to Your name. Help them to see and understand that their son must cry out to You, seeking Your grace and that he will be healed. Help them to see and understand that without You there is no permanent solution to his addictions, that with You is freedom and life forevermore.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 9
Mid-day: 119:25-32
Evening: Psalm 84
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