
Pastor Lisa
DISTRAUGHT
A blessing based upon Psalm 102
When you’re desperate for the Divine
but you’re feeling like the Holy One is far, far away
When you are feeling constricted and time is running short
When your body is done, slap worn out
and you’ve lost your appetite
When you feel like some wild animal screaming to fly away
When it seems like everyone is against you
When you’ve cried so much that your tears have dried up
When you start thinking of your life in terms of how much more you must endure
May these be the times that you remember
how the Divine has always been there for you
May you know once again Divine mercy
May your soul-baring find solace
May your victory over all of this, be a testimony to others
that this, too, shall pass
May you know the permanence of Divine grace
May it be far more precious to you
than anything in this life that bears down upon you