The Psalmist writes of the exhaustion that life in this world creates. We've all known these times....when we are feeling so depleted we lack even the energy to smile...to rejoice with another...to do much of anything, frankly.
Like the Psalmist, we may feel "trampled," "injured," or "afraid."
At these times, we must go to the fountain of living water. We must make and take time to pray. I don't know about you, but my first action in prayer used to be (and sometimes still is) to fill the silence with my chattering noise (in my head or aloud), filling the space with my complaints, my needs, my requests.
Now, I try to begin my prayer time in silence. This takes a while...to silence the noises in my head, my heart, and my spirit. But, as I do, I make more space for the Spirit. To inhabit and dwell within me. To lead and instruct me. To show me the Way forward---providing answers for me.
Prayer: a balm, a guide, an answer, and a foundation for our lives.
"In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid. What can a mere mortal do to me?" (Psalm 56:10)
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