Perhaps, today you feel sad and depressed. Maybe anguish is taking its toll. You feel alone.
This psalm is for you.
A Psalm for the Dejected Soul
My spirit flounders in shadows deep as my weary heart, downtrodden and dejected, denies despair’s cold hand. Tears of anguish slowly flow.
Bless my soul, O Lord. Bless my soul.
Where has my joy fled? I am alone raging in this internal storm. This sea of melancholy is far too deep for me to navigate on my own. Darkness washes over me. My head begins to bow as my soul begins to crumble under the weight of dejection’s stain.
I am alone. Am I alone?
Am I alone? I am alone.
Bless my soul, O Lord. Bless my soul.
I lift my eyes in the hour of my deepest need and like the psalmists of ancient days I dare to ask “Where does my help come from?”
I am reminded that there is a light who has come into the world and the darkness cannot extinguish it.
Bless my soul, O Lord. Bless my soul.
We cannot go back and change our yesterdays nor do we reign sovereign over our future. We simply get the reprieve of today. What will we do with it? Right now is ours to determine. How will we proceed?
Bless my soul, O Lord. Bless my soul.
My faith remains steadfast although battered by angry tempests, doubts, and fears. The whisper of a prayer helps me to prevail as grace abounds and love renews.
From deepest sorrow, hope shall rise. In His arms, my spirit flies. On eagle’s wings, I will rise.
Bless my soul, O Lord. Bless my soul.
©2024 Rainer Bantau
In our darkest moments, we need Jesus. We need the Holy Spirit. Earlier this week, I had the chance to revisit the past. I was reminded that we can’t go back to the ways things once were. It won’t be the same. There’s no getting the band back together again. That moment is gone. There’s only today. What will we make of it?
I look forward to reading your answers in the “Comments”.
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Blessings,
Rainer Bantau —The Devotional Guy™
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