3/10/2023 0 Comments Im so downcastMaybe part of it was a productive staff meeting I attended. Later this afternoon, my soul felt released of this burden. Through Silent Prayer this morning, I was able to tell God to take care of my soul. I’m not going to worry or fret over what is going on deep within. He is the “Lover of my soul.” So I release my soul into His care. Or perhaps, it is mourning something within that our emotions and minds cannot pick up or understand.Īnd I take refuge in the fact that God knows my soul better than I do. Perhaps, it is sensing a grieving of the Holy Spirit somewhere (“Deep” does call to “deep”, as we see in v. Perhaps, it is picking up some vibes of darkness or despair in the world. Sometimes it seems to be downcast for no apparent reason at all. While the soul can sometimes be “interpreted” through the lens of emotion and thought, there are times when it seems to defy convention, logic, and understanding. I’ve been learning this past year that the soul is a mysterious thing. 5, 11) In one sense, the Psalmist seems to be doing some “self-talk”: “Don’t you know that God is bigger than anything you face? Why would you be downcast? C’mon, have some faith.” And that’s the way I’ve always interpreted that verse.īut could the Psalmist be expressing something similar that I’m going through? Could it be that the Psalmist cannot put his finger on why his soul is downcast? Maybe there are reasons he could name (like being oppressed, or taunted by godless people ), but the real reason – the true reason why his soul feels torment – is still unnamed. One of the recurring phrases in this Psalm is, “Why so downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?” (vv. It was one of the readings in Fixed Hour Prayer (“The Divine Hours” compiled by Phyllis Tickle). I can’t really locate what is disturbing me. Those reasons are not what have been on my mind or my heart. I know because I’ve explored those options thoroughly. While there are some reasons why I should be down, I know they are not the reasons why I feel down. It’s a general state of despondency, and I can’t really explain it. Actually, it’s more than just a “little” bit. For the past few days, I’ve been feeling a little down.
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