Today’s reading is from Psalm 130, verses 5 through 8. As we listen, can I pay attention to what the Holy Spirit might want me to hear? Are there any words or phrases that catch my ear or my heart today?

5 With all my heart, I wait for the LORD to help me.

I put my hope in his word. 

6 I wait for the LORD to help me. 

I want his help more than night watchmen want the morning to come. 

I’ll say it again.

I want his help more than night watchmen want the morning to come. 

7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD,

because the LORD’s love never fails. 

He sets his people completely free. 

8 He himself will set Israel 

free from all their sins. 

Our prayer this week borrows words from Psalm 86. The Psalms can give us good words that shape our hearts into places where patience can grow. They can show us how other people have waited and hoped in God. Will you pray with me?

LORD, you are a God who is tender and kind. You are gracious. You are slow to get angry. You are faithful and full of love. Come to our aid, and have mercy on us. Show your strength by helping us. Prove your goodness to us, so that we can sing about it to the world. Let people hear our songs, know you, and be healed. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. 

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