08.26.10 “Are you thirsty?”
Scripture Reading: Psalm 63:1-8
1 O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
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Reflection Questions
Can you remember the last time you felt a sense of desperation? Do you recall what transpired in your life that led you to that place of longing and need? We often do all we can to avoid having to depend on something external to ourselves. Yet, the Bible continually affirms the idea that it is a good and sacred thing to live your life in a dependent relationship with God. When our bodies are weary and our souls run dry, Psalm 63 directs us to find our sustenance and satisfaction
in God.
- How would you describe your ability to depend on others? What experiences in your life have shaped the way you feel about depending on others?
- What do you think it looks like to depend on God? How might our dependence on God help us to grow more in love with God?
Weekly Prayer
Lord, I want to grow more and more in love with you every day. I want to honor you with my every thought, my every word and my every deed. Help me, God, to see the places where I may be falling short, to discover the grace you have for the mistakes that I have made in my life and to receive again the courage you give to live a life of love and faithfulness to you. AMEN.
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