I pray Psalm 46 when I am afraid, insecure, plagued by doubt, when the shit hits the fan. It diffuses my isolation and humbles me, knowing so many throughout history in much worse circumstances have found shelter and calm in its Spirit.
Through it, God reassures me, affirms his identity as large and in charge. It's words permeate my being, the holy river within me, my blood, the city of Jerusalem with its underwater river that allowed it to withstand attack.
I am that city, too.
God greets me, helps me, is there at dawn.
The Psalm asks me to merge with that loving, powerful, steady force within me and identify with it rather than with my fears.
God ends wars by breaking the weapons of war. That war might be a mental, emotional, spiritual, or physical situation.
God speaks, "BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!"
The LORD of all the host of angels and all the folks is with us, not against us, for us.
The LORD of the individual, of Jacob, is our fortress, our protector, our defense, our refuge.
We are okay. If the veil were lifted, we would see be able to see that.
Through it, God reassures me, affirms his identity as large and in charge. It's words permeate my being, the holy river within me, my blood, the city of Jerusalem with its underwater river that allowed it to withstand attack.
I am that city, too.
God greets me, helps me, is there at dawn.
The Psalm asks me to merge with that loving, powerful, steady force within me and identify with it rather than with my fears.
God ends wars by breaking the weapons of war. That war might be a mental, emotional, spiritual, or physical situation.
God speaks, "BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!"
The LORD of all the host of angels and all the folks is with us, not against us, for us.
The LORD of the individual, of Jacob, is our fortress, our protector, our defense, our refuge.
We are okay. If the veil were lifted, we would see be able to see that.
Psalm 23
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want. he makes me lie down in green pastures. he leads me beside still waters. he restores my soul. he leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will fear no evil for you are with me. Your rod and your staff they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. |
Sometimes, I pray myself to calm by just saying Psalm 23 with different people's names: family, friends, sponsees, people who are suffering, people causing suffering, people I struggle with...
Psalm 23 reminds me that I am not God. It reminds me that life is eternal, that "the valley of the shadow of death" is real but God is greater, that God is LORD, able to protect, endlessly loving and healing. The LORD is Diane's shepherd, she shall not want. The LORD is Daniel, Jocelyn, and Amare's shepherd...
The LORD is Morgan and Brigid's shepherd... The LORD is Maya and Bailey's shepherd... The LORD is Flor's shepherd... The LORD is Mary, Tom, and Sam's shepherd... The LORD is my mother's shepherd... The LORD is Sara and Michael's shepherd... The LORD is Maria, Mike, and Rosemary's shepherd... The LORD is Jennifer, Alicia, and Elisha's shepherd... The LORD is Momma Jenn and Momma Vera's shephard... The LORD is Gaye and Randy's shepherd... The LORD is Carlotta and Al's shepherd... The LORD is Monica’s shepherd. Chandra, Kyle, Alvin, Ernest, Karen, Davvida, Dallas, Dwayne, Diamond, Will, Ben, Alvin, Ernest, Eunice, Vera, Erin, Jessica, Bonnie, Shanti, Dian, Emily, Rosemary, Juli, Germaine, Adelle, Matt, Aaron, Darin, Glenn, Peter, Amanda, Cyntrell, Liz, Anona, Carley, Ryan, Jessica, John, Ken,… Everyone needs someone to pray for them!!! |
Psalm 91
Psalm 139
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
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This Psalm!!!
The Akashic Record - the "Book" of the Creator. All is ordained, designed, a construct of the Creative Intelligence. I am loved, crafted in love, known and loved. There is a fourth dimension. The Realm of Spirit is real. Our earthly matrix is not the ultimate truth. A Reflection on the WICKED
To me, the "wicked" is anything or anyone those that destroys my connection to myself, God, and others and anything or anyone who destroys those same connections in others human beings. If an internal voice torments me with self-hate or extreme judgement of others, with crippling fear, acidic resentment, obsessive thinking… could that be "the wicked?" Is that same internal voice in others, too? What of people who are powerless not to act on their desire to relentlessly oppress others and deprive them of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Couldn't we call them "wicked?" Ultimately, don't we want this element "slain," whether between our own ears or in societal positions that cause others or what we value, harm? |