I offer myself into your Hands, that I may live fully into your life.
Open my heart’s eyes, that I may see the wondrous blessings of Creation.
I am a sojourner on earth; yet I know myself as a spiritual Being!
My soul is consumed with an intense longing to be
blessed and sustained by You, O Divine Lover!
May I not be a bearer of disharmony, one who is arrogant and greedy;
Teach me to stand firm when faced with injustice and oppression,
to be fervent in my stance for truth!
Even though fears rise up, may my eyes remain focused on You.
For in Love Consciousness do I delight; O my Counselor and Friend!
Nan C. Merrill Psalms for Praying
Reflection:
While Psalm 119 is characterized as a wisdom psalm, this section sounds like a lament or complaint. The psalmist lives under threat, like an alien in the land. This may hint to being in exile or post exile, but it is also a situation that God’s people find themselves (even today). The psalmist asks for help when faced with injustice and oppression, promises to remain focused on God’s statutes, and ends with trust that God will deliver.
May we, like the psalmist, adhere to God’s teachings, trusting that God will deliver us, too.
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