Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.—Psalm 43:5 (NIV)
O LORD, my God,
You are my Hope! Yes, You are my never-failing Hope! Help me fix my eyes on You, so that I will praise You still—my Savior and my God!
In those dark times of deep
distress, when my soul is downcast and disturbed within me, grant me the wisdom
to question myself, to question the truth of the thoughts that have me
disquieted, and to focus my heart on things eternal—on all that You are to me,
and on all that You say that I am in You.
Help me to exhort myself
again, to stir up my faith anew, to put my hope in the One who never disappoints—to
put my hope in You, alone—trusting that You are well able and ever-willing to
do all that You have promised to do, according to Your Word.
And help me to begin to
lift my praise to You—even in my distress—and wait expectantly as You lift me
up into Your Presence where the Truth is found, where my strength is renewed,
and where my joy and peace are restored, in my never-failing Hope!
You are my Hope! Yes, You are my never-failing Hope! Help me fix my eyes on You, so that I will praise You still—my Savior and my God!
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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