I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,

and he turned to me

and heard my cry.

He lifted me out of the pit of despair, 

out of the mud and the mire.

He set my feet on solid ground 

and steadied me as I walked along.

He has given me a new song to sing, 

a hymn of praise to our God. 

Psalms 40:1-3 NLT

We love a good redemption story. 

And there is one here, but the psalmist knows too what it's like to desperately want to hear from God, and there's silence.

He knows what it's like to cry and it seems not be heard.

To feel alone.

To feel stuck.

To feel like you're walking in mud.

To feel like the very ground is unstable, to feel like you could topple over.

He knows what that's like.

And this Psalm, this song, is in our Bible to let us know that those feelings are OK to have and and OK to express. 

If any of that is your experience, you're not alone.

Maybe someone you know is experiencing these things. Let them know that they're not alone. 

We don't always feel great physically, and this Psalm reminds us that we don't always feel great emotionally. 

It's part of being human.

#haveempathyforyou

#youarenotalone