Psalm 6
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; *
do not punish me in your wrath.
2 Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak; *
heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked.
3 My spirit shakes with terror; *
how long, O Lord, how long?
4 Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; *
save me for your mercy's sake.
5 For in death no one remembers you; *
and who will give you thanks in the grave?
6 I grow weary because of my groaning; *
every night I drench my bed
and flood my couch with tears.
7 My eyes are wasted with grief *
and worn away because of all my enemies.
8 Depart from me, all evildoers, *
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The Lord has heard my supplication; *
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies shall be confounded and quake with fear; *
they shall turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
What comes to me is the helplessness of this person. Today, all people want us to talk about is helplessness. But this passage reminds us that we’re always helpless, we are always under the control of God and that God is truly the only person that we can turn to to find control in life. In order to find control you have to give control to the Lord. And trust in God.
I was brought to Holy Apostles through my girlfriend Sarah and I think she presented this to me and my heart was open to it because I had allowed her into my heart, the same way that the speaker in the scripture opens his or her heart to the Lord. My time with Holy Apostles has allowed me to open up my heart too, to God. Although we’re in trying times now, it reminds me that there will be more trying times to come, as there will be joyful times and that every moment with God can be a joyful moment.
Lent is certainly a time in the year when Christains reflect on their lives but I also would like to take this time to imagine my life and my life with the Church going forward. I look forward to a new day tomorrow while also enjoying today and reflecting on yesterday. h