As we come a little closer to the part of Lent in which we follow Jesus to the cross, we remember the loneliness of betrayal and the weariness of his suffering. With this season of the church year in mind, perhaps we hear Psalm 102 a little differently. This is a Psalm written from the experience of someone whose life is cut short before its time. The loneliness and weariness of that particular suffering is evident in the heartrending words of that Psalm. And in this arrangement, we hear echoes of the haunting Irish lyrics, “Táim Cortha ó Bheith im'Aonar i Mo Luí - I am weary from being/or lying alone,” giving voice to that weariness and suffering. So as we listen today, we name our own weariness and suffering before a God who knows, who offers strength and solace, and who in the end will never leave us to face our trials alone.

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