Sunday Psalms:

I cry out to God; 

yes,

I shout. 

Oh, that God would listen to me!

When I was in deep trouble, 

I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, 

but my soul was not comforted. 

I think of God, 

and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. 

Selah. 

Asaph starts this song in a place that may be familiar.

Despair.

Distress.

Crying out to God and getting no answer. 

(Can you imagine singing this song in church? 

In community? 

I wonder what realities that people are facing might surface if we did?

I wonder what opportunities might arise to share our burdens together?

I wonder what walls might come down?)

Asaph is the person who is keeping it real. 

He's found a way to express how things really are. 

And it's in the Bible. 

So it's OK to find your voice, find the words (or colours, shapes, pictures, music, etc) to express where you're at, what's going on for you.

It's OK to find someone you trust who will hear you. 

It's even OK to write it down, turn it into a song and sing it in church. 

In community.

It's OK because we're in this together. 

Jesus measured the success of his disciples by their love for one another. 

Loving one another includes speaking and hearing each others stories, so love one another beloved.

#Psalms

#psalm77

#inthistogether 

#loveoneanother

#speak