Psalm 37: Be Trustfully-Still
from Prayers that Bring Us Home Hosted by John Garland
Click here for today’s Daily Prayer Companion The Prayers That Bring Us Home is a daily Psalm prayer podcast from San Antonio Mennonite Church. We gather as a group each morning to pray Jesus’ prayer book in order, listening for the Messiah’s voice and learning to bring our whole lives into the presence of God. Psalm renderings are original working renderings for prayer and formation, not official translations. Hosted by the pastor John Garland, with Ramona Garcia, Paula Loring and Gaye Slomka. Produced by John at the San Antonio Mennonite Church.
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What do we do when people causing harm seem to prosper? Psalm 37 is a wisdom poem for the agitated heart. It speaks to the anger that rises when dishonesty appears to succeed, domination appears effective, and doing good seems to make little difference. Rather than allowing the enemy to organize our inner life, the Psalm gives us another Way: Place your Security in YAHWEH. Do good. Roll your Way onto God. Be Trustfully-Still. Wait. Keep the Way. Waiting is not passivity. The person waiting for YAHWEH continues to practice generosity, speak Justice, and do good. Jesus echoes this Psalm when he blesses the humble and promises that they will inherit the earth. The Messiah shows us how to confront evil without adopting domination or allowing opposition to define who we become. This episode prays selected portions of Psalm 37. The full Psalm is available in the Daily Prayer Companion. “There is a future for the person of Peace.”
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