When faced with slow progress, and seemingly endless delays,
You enfold me in your patient Heart.
Let me recognize your perfect timing in all things,
the fulness of your providence.
May I be so strong in your Spirit that all I do is inspired by You.
For You are all loving, kind, and gentle; in You are all blessings.
Let me not be deaf to your Voice, nor suffer the pain of a rebellious soul.
Gentle me, O Loving Guide, that I may learn the wisdom
of purity, patience, and peace.
Teach me of mercy, O You who are the Merciful One,
that my soul may serve with You joyfully and with love.
O friends, open your heart to the divine life!
Attune yourself to the Divine Guest within your Being!
Nan C. Merrill Psalms for Praying
Reflection:
The psalmist once again repeats the saga of complaint, petition, affirmation, and praise. Following in God’s way is not always easy. The psalmist is persecuted and needs God’s help to endure it. She prays day and night that God’s steadfast love will be ever with her. And even as she prays, she knows that God’s law and Love is built into all of creation and existed before created things. God’s Love is eternal.
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