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TODAY’S WORD…

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As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for You, O God.
My soul thirsts for God,
for the living God.
When shall I come and behold
the face of God?

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– Psalm 42:1-2 (NRSV)

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REFLECTION…

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God, who is always with us and by our side,

may also at times seem distant yet very much needed.

Whatever our feelings and frame of mind,

whatever our situation,

whenever we call upon Him

and our prayer and supplication emits from our whole being, body and soul,

we are like that thirsting deer.

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One can say that the body and soul of the praying believer

are absorbed by the primary, spontaneous and substantial desire for God.

It is no wonder that a long tradition describes prayer as a type of “breathing”:

it is as instinctive, necessary and basic as life-giving breathing.

Just as breathing is pretty essential to our physical well-being,

so is prayer to our soul.

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Behind every heartfelt prayer of praise or petition

there is this deep longing for God;

this yearning desire to truly know God

…to see His face.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for You, O God.
My soul thirsts for You, my Living God.
I love You!

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