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Prayer from Psalm 48: Sacred Spaces

This entry is part 48 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

Wherever I am, LORD, you are. But you seem even more in certain sacred spaces: …when I look over the city from the 15th floor, …as I walk the trail of leaves through the forest, …when I gaze at my sleeping children, …as I sing unhindered in worship. Thank you for these sacred spaces where heaven and earth meet. [...]

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Prayer from Psalm 47: King

This entry is part 47 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

God, I’m urging the United Nations to give you a standing ovation.  I’m hoping that heads of state will cry with joy regarding you.  Why?  Because you are the King over all the earth. I’m traveling to London, Washington, Moscow and Baghdad asking leaders to join my praise chorus.  I’m enrolling dignitaries in my God-focused song-writing [...]

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Prayer from Psalm 43: Solitude

This entry is part 43 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

My God, I felt rejected by you.  Forgotten by you.  Abandoned by you. But then I withdrew to a lonely place.  I sought out solitude.  And in that holy and quiet place, I met you for the first time again. Now my soul is no longer downcast.  My hope is renewed.  And praise once more flows [...]

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