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TODAY’S WORD…

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     …is a cry for help…

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Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.
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I sink in deep mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood sweeps over me.
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I am weary with my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.

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–   Psalm 69:1-3 (NRSV)

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     …and a humble prayer of hope. 

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My prayer is to You, O Lord.
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At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of Your steadfast love,

answer me.
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With Your faithful help

rescue me from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered […] from the deep waters.
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Do not let the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or the Pit close its mouth over me.

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Answer me, O Lord,

for Your steadfast love is good;
according to Your abundant mercy, turn to me.
Do not hide Your face from Your servant,
for I am in distress – make haste to answer me.
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Draw near to me, redeem me,
set me free…

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…I am lowly and in pain;
let Your salvation, O God, protect me.

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–   Psalm 69:13-18, 29 (NRSV)

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TODAY’S REFLECTION…    

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     …is an expression of faith and trust.

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Praise the name of God with a song;
magnify Him with thanksgiving.
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[…] Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.
For the Lord hears the needy,
and does not despise His own that are in bonds.

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–   Psalm 69:30-33 (NRSV).

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…  

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At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of Your steadfast love,

answer me.

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–   Psalm 69:13 

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