Sunday Psalms;

Sin whispers 

to the wicked, 

deep within their hearts. 

They have 

no fear of God at all. 

In their blind conceit, they cannot see 

how wicked 

they really are.

Psalms 36:1-2 NLT

I thought Psalms were all uplifting and songs we could sing together in church, but here we are being confronted with the workings of the human heart, and it's not pleasant. 

And while it's easy to allocate this description to a narcissist, or someone so far from God, I know that sin whispers in my heart too. 

There's times when I can't see how mean or angry or selfish I've been, or am in the moment. 

And when I've followed sins whispers I'm not thinking of God at all. 

So, yes, this song, this Psalm, this poem rings true for me (I can't imagine singing it tho!)

Sitting with this poem does give me the opportunity to wake up to the whispers of sin, to be aware, and in that awareness is the opportunity to flush those whispers before they take root, to not allow them to settle into the fertile soil in my heart. 

We can't stop thoughts popping in, sometimes those desires seem to spring from nowhere, but we don't have to allow those whispers of sin to stay. 

Flush the Lies

Hold on to the Truth 

The Truth that we are dearly loved children of the Divine who wants us to become fully alive. 

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