From the Bottom of my Heart
A Prayer of Thanks
1I will praise you, LORD!You saved me from the grave
and kept my enemies
from celebrating my death.
2I prayed to you, LORD God,
and you healed me,
3saving me from death
and the grave.
4Your faithful people, LORD,
will praise you with songs
and honor your holy name.
5Your anger lasts a little while,
but your kindness lasts
for a lifetime.
At night we may cry,
but when morning comes
we will celebrate.
6I was carefree and thought,
“I’ll never be shaken!”
7You, LORD, were my friend,
and you made me strong
as a mighty mountain.
But when you hid your face,
I was crushed.
8I prayed to you, LORD,
and in my prayer I said,
9“What good will it do you
if I am in the grave?
Once I have turned to dust,
how can I praise you
or tell how loyal you are?
10Have pity, LORD! Help!”
11You have turned my sorrow
into joyful dancing.
No longer am I sad
and wearing sackcloth.
12I thank you from my heart,
and I will never stop
singing your praises,
my LORD and my God.
If we’re spending time thinking and reflecting, do we also in that time think on what God had done, and spend some time in praise. To really stop and remember – and say thank you.
Yes there are tragedies in the world, and we cry out to God in pain, but we also need to spend some time in praise, for it grounds our lives and the realities of the world, it balances out our experiences.
When we think where we could have been, what good things we have known, that God is always with us – what can we do, but cry
Thank you Lord
Lord,
I pause
and remember.
For all you give me,
Thank You!
Pam's Perambulation 