praying with the Psalms
Posted by greglarson in Psalms at 12:46 pm | 
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I read this today in Eugene Peterson’s ‘Praying with the Psalms’ and it really spoke to me.
The Lord answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
Give victory to the king, O Lord; answer us when we call. –Psalm 20:1, 9
The psalm begins and ends with the word “answer” in a key position: the life of faith depends upon God’s response. If there are no answers, prayer finally dries up. The fact that there is so much praying (and the psalms are a mass of documentation) is evidence that God does respond. He is the God who answers.
Prayer: It is not so much answers to my questions that I want, O Lord, but answers to my needs. I don’t always understand what I need, only that I need you. Answer me in Jesus Christ. Amen.
