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bluidkiti · 12-15-2014, 10:34 AM

Psalm 42:1-8

Some scholars think Psalm 42 comes from the time of the Babylonian exile. Enemies cruelly taunt the exiles: "Where is your God?" In the face of overwhelming sorrow, the psalmist remembers how they used to go in joyful procession to the temple. There is yearning for those times to return: "As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God." Memory seems to be one of the keys to waiting, memories especially of God's never-ending love.

The psalmist speaks confidently: "By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me ... " Is this a claim that you are able to make? Maybe at some times more than others? We have our share of sorrow and tears. If anyone asks, "Where is your God?"—or even if you ask it yourself—try remembering some of the ways that God's love has been present for you over the years. And as you name these things, ask God to fill your heart with longing.

God of steadfast love, help me to remember those times when you have come to me. Fill my heart with a longing for your presence. Amen.

Shelley Cunningham

Psalm 42:1-8 (NRSV)

1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, "Where is your God?"
4 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help
6 and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me.
8 By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

12-15-2014, 10:34 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,787	Where is your God? Psalm 42:1-8 Some scholars think Psalm 42 comes from the time of the Babylonian exile. Enemies cruelly taunt the exiles: "Where is your God?" In the face of overwhelming sorrow, the psalmist remembers how they used to go in joyful procession to the temple. There is yearning for those times to return: "As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God." Memory seems to be one of the keys to waiting, memories especially of God's never-ending love. The psalmist speaks confidently: "By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me ... " Is this a claim that you are able to make? Maybe at some times more than others? We have our share of sorrow and tears. If anyone asks, "Where is your God?"—or even if you ask it yourself—try remembering some of the ways that God's love has been present for you over the years. And as you name these things, ask God to fill your heart with longing. God of steadfast love, help me to remember those times when you have come to me. Fill my heart with a longing for your presence. Amen. Shelley Cunningham Psalm 42:1-8 (NRSV) 1 As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, "Where is your God?" 4 These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help 6 and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. 7 Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me. 8 By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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