Manna for Today: Pslam 25

Psalm 25:1-22

Key Verses: 25:16 NRSV

“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.”

This verse speaks directly to many of us and our situations, right now. Social isolation has already caused some to feel lonely and others are finding 24/7 with loved ones makes us feel afflicted. Together we all cry out in our loneliness and/or affliction, “Be gracious to me!” Or from the KJV, “Have mercy on me!”  This is hard, all of need a little more graciousness and/or mercy. We need our cups to run over; overflowing. When we find ourselves feeling as if we are hanging by a thread, let us turn to God instead of turning inward and giving into the overwhelming nature of these feelings.

Things to Think on

Perhaps you are not feeling lonely and afflicted, what are you feeling?

What would God’s graciousness or mercy look like for you right now?

What causes you the most distress right now? What are you worried about?

Ask God for what you need right now.

What does “waiting” for the Lord look like right now for you?

What would it look like to be “delivered” by God?

Can you see a glimmer of God’s redemption at work right now, in your life, your community, our world? How and where is God moving?

Spend time focusing on what God is doing and God is bringing deliverance and redemption to your life, your family, your community and our world.

A Prayer for Today

Lord, God we come to you in our loneliness, and our affliction. So many of us are literally alone and others us are finding being alone with loved ones is harder than we thought. We turn to you in desperation for strength, for guidance. Deliver us, redeem this situation. Help us to wait for you, to look to you for mercy, for grace and for all the things we might need right now.