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These past weeks I have been given “spiritual pause"
Bonhoffer’s book*, 2012 has been my
designated “Praying the Psalms” year. March 8, in Texas, using Day’s
grandmother’s old Revised Standard Version Bible, I spent time meditating and
journaling on Psalm 62. Notations included, “a song of trust” which had me
questioning my life songs. My God songs? My trust?
Sunday,
(3/18) I read the Bible verse entry for the Upper Room (once again) Psalm 62:5,
8. “For God alone my soul waits in
silence,….. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before
him; God is a refuge for us.” (NRSV) More time needed to pour out my heart in
song and prayer before Him.
Yesterday
morning 3/21 Jesus Calling’s first line, “Trust Me and don’t be afraid for I am
your Strength and Song,” and concluding with …join Me in singing My Song.” All
of that meditation on Psalm 62, a psalm /song of trust, flooded my mind. What
was God trying to tell me? I “paused” for more time with Him. A time of
spiritual refreshment.
Last
night at Heart to Heart Bible study, Crickett, our teaching leader, taught “5
Reasons to Cling to the Rock,” from Psalm 62: 5-8, a part of our Day 3 (3/17) lesson.
5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. [Selah]
Since
my purple journal was in my book bag, I just opened to my notes and there on
the left hand page was the perfect space** to incorporate her lecture notes
summarizing David’s view of God as His ROCK. It was David’s song of trust. Once again God
was helping me learn it.
All
of this is probably only significant to me……but God…….continues to meet me at
my point of need on trust issues. He’s putting a new song in my mouth and He’s
doing it through Psalm 62. He’s doing it as I spend time with Him. He’s giving
me a “refresher” course in trust.
“For
God alone, My soul waits in silence”(RSV)…………the pause that truly refreshes.
*Psalms: The Prayer Book of the
Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
**Grateful I had
taken picture of journal before lecture---an affirmation of "but God"…..meeting
my needs ahead of time.
