Is the point of the Psalms to let us know that it is really o.k. to say out loud all that it is we are feeling? To express openly the honesty of our heart with whatever words or emmotions that come out of the depth of our being, our existence? To know that even if no one around us can handle that and even if our own heart may not be able to handle it all...that God can take it all...
"I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.
Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
I cry to you, LORD; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name.
Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me."
- David (Psalm 142:1-7)
...thanks Mary...
Revealing our feelings is the beginning of healing. Articulating what's on our heart, confessing our mistakes, is the first step in seeing that God can forgive those mistakes and all others.
ReplyDeleteGod, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my nervous thoughts. Psalm 139:23
Prayer is a journey into the heart of God.
ReplyDeleteLord, every mornng you hear my voice. Every morning, I tell you what I need, and I wait for your answer. Psalm 5:3