Let Go, Let God
God hears the cry of the poor
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“Turn, O Lord, save my life; deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love. I am weary with moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with weeping. My eyes waste away because of grief; they grow weak because of all my foes. Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer. Psalm 6: 4-9
When tragedy, sickness, depression, loss of a job, financial stress, family problems, divorce or the death of a loved befalls us, we find it very difficult to form the words to lift our minds and hearts to God in prayer. We are in great distress like David in this psalm because we too become weary from moaning and flood our bed with tears.
The only deep prayer that you and I can whisper from our heart, is 'Jesus help me.' Even if it is just a thought in our minds or a faint whisper, God hears the cry of the poor. For like the psalmist prays 'for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.'
It is in the midst of a difficult time; I believe the Lord is ever so close to us. When I know that I am powerless, I can call out to others to pray for me because I cannot seem to pray accept in moaning and weeping. When I know that others are lifting me up in prayer, I do not feel so powerless, alone, and afraid as I know the Lord is ever so close.
During the storms of our lives, we can cling to the Rock of our salvation, Jesus Christ. We know deep within that nothing or nobody can shake our inner calm. We stand on Jesus' promise as He proclaims in Matthew 7: “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.” Amen!
Let us Pray: “Jesus, I trust in you. Oh, Blood and Water which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you.” Diary of St. Faustina
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About the Author
Connie Beckman resides in Helena Montana with her husband and their dog Chewie and their two cats Heidi and Bailey. A number of years ago, she was the editor and feature story writer for a small bi-weekly newspaper. Connie has been published in a number of Catholic magazines. Margaret Ann Stimatz, Ruth Lloyd, and Connie co-authored a 40-day-reflection booklet entitled: Mercy for Little Souls which contains tidbits about the late Father Stu Long's powerful ministry with quotes from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy In My Soul. Mercy for Little Souls is available at Beyond.227.org. Her desire as a writer is to encourage Catholic spiritual growth by sharing the truths of the faith through the written word addressing a variety of subjects. "Go out to all the world and tell the good news." Mark 16:15.
