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SAA Notes
Have you ever felt that God was asleep? We feel it would be blasphemous to voice such thoughts and doubts out loud, and we’re wrong. The right thing is to voice them to God Himself and to trust in His unfailing love.
SJA Notes
* Mighty God, we would be a humble people, not seeking to be above You but instead more _like_ You.
“Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!”
This can be a hard psalm to read and contemplate.
We know that God doesn’t sleep. The psalmist knew this too.
So how do they speak this way, to our God!?
Because this is how we are to pray. We are to come to God in the harrowing of our souls. For our own selves, for those around us.
Jesus is the King of kings, and He bore the burden of His people on His own heart (and to the cross).
So for us, for our loved ones, for those we care for and those we have responsibility for – When calamity is upon us, we can pray such as this to the Lord.
And as the psalm states, to trust in God for our salvation.
He saves, He saves!
* God Above,
We humanity are broken and desperate for salvation – Please help us!
You are God, righteous and faithful, Your love is steadfast and true – Please help us!
Amen.