On Prayer
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. (Psalm 37:5)
In Psalm 37 David speaks about his life with God, and his experiences he has made with God. Psalm 37 reminds us that life can be tough. That real-life circumstances are not ideal… often not even controllable. And David gives some advice. He suggests to boldly pray to God in all we do:
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as it might sound. To leave our lives, and that of our congregation up to God… we find that difficult, for we believe that we should have everything under control. But David points out that we are invited to turn to God in prayer… No matter what it is – we can bring our concerns, our joys, our questions, our gratitude, our lament, our praise before God, and trust God to hear us. We can ask God for guidance.
As we continue our Lenten journey I invite all of us to put every day into God’s hands. To be still before God and listen to God’s voice.
And for this Lenten Season you may want to start each day with Luther’s morning prayer:
“I thank you, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.”
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. (Psalm 37:5)
Pray for each other, for our congregation, for our leaders, and for guidance as we continue our journey through change and many questions.
Lenten Blessings to you,
Pastor Barbara
