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May the Lord 
answer you 
in a day of trouble; 
may the name 
of Jacob's God 
protect you. 
May he send 
you help 
from the sanctuary 
and sustain 
you from Zion.
Psalms 20:1-3 CSB 
David's song here is written on behalf of others;
"answer you"
"protect you"
"sustain you".
Don't know if David didn't think he needed those things in his own life but this seems to be a shift from earlier psalms where David is putting his own case to God. 
Here it's all about others. 
His song is about wanting good for others, for people who need help, protection, sanctuary. 
Things shift when we consider what's going on for others, take up their case, become that place of sanctuary for them, protect those who need it, help those who are in trouble. 
It starts tho with seeing. 
With asking.
With checking in.
With following up. 
And it starts with just one person. One person who I can ask how they are this week.
One person who I can check in with.
One person who I can be a place of sanctuary and safety for. 
Jesus said that he has overcome, yet in this world we will still have trouble, so while we wait for that ultimate putting right of everything, may we be one another's sanctuary...
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