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A Minute of Hope from the Psalms

DAY 2 OF 6

Selah, a Command to Pause—Psalm 46:7

To the God who says, "Selah":

There’s a reason why,
In the architecture of Your perfect poetry,
You ordained that this foundation of a phrase
Should bear repeating:

The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Selah” (Psalm 46:7 and 11)

Pausing at Your command
to reflect on words that should stop me in my tracks every day
(but, often enough, do not),
I will carry the truth of Your presence
and Your protection
into a day that calls for worship.

Lord of hosts, God of incomparable power;
God of Jacob, the One Who knows me by name:

You are present
in the Words of Truth spoken aloud
and in the joyful gatherings of family and friends–
evidence of Your delight in our pleasure.

God of the Angel Armies,
God of the Old Testament Patriarchs,
God of Middle-Aged Mothers
who grow weary and fall short:

Thank you that Who-You-Are
redeems who-I-am.

Thank you for the command to pause–
even in the midst of this busy day.

Selah

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A Minute of Hope from the Psalms

The Psalms were Israel's hymn book, and when we open our Bibles and begin reading and praying the Psalms, we find ourselves singing in the key of hope. If hopelessness is truly "a poverty of imagination" these short devotionals are meant to make a deposit to your account, to bring the poetry of the psalmist into your day for a minute that might change everything.

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We would like to thank Michele Morin at Living Our Days for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: https://michelemorin.net