Morning Prayer

This morning, I continued reading in 2 Corinthians.  I am just being honest when I say nothing leapt off the page in those chapters this morning. And I was struggling because I so wanted the words to jump out at me.  Sometimes, they don't.  That's just pure fact.  

So, I turned to writing in my prayer journal. Talk to God about some struggles in our family.  At the bottom of each page is a scripture.  The scripture from today's page came from Psalm 143.  It jumped at me as it was what my heart is feeling this morning.  

So, I turned to Psalm 143 and it became the rest of my prayer this morning.  Here it that prayer. 

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

1 

Lord, hear my prayer,

    listen to my cry for mercy;

in your faithfulness and righteousness

    come to my relief.

2 

Do not bring your servant into judgment,

    for no one living is righteous before you.

3 

The enemy pursues me,

    he crushes me to the ground;

he makes me dwell in the darkness

    like those long dead.

4 

So my spirit grows faint within me;

    my heart within me is dismayed.

5 

I remember the days of long ago;

    I meditate on all your works

    and consider what your hands have done.

6 

I spread out my hands to you;

    I thirst for you like a parched land.[a]

7 

Answer me quickly, Lord;

    my spirit fails.

Do not hide your face from me

    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

8 

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,

    for I have put my trust in you.

Show me the way I should go,

    for to you I entrust my life.

9 

Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,

    for I hide myself in you.

10 

Teach me to do your will,

    for you are my God;

may your good Spirit

    lead me on level ground.

11 

For your name’s sake, Lord, preservemy life;

    in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.

12 

In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;

    destroy all my foes,

    for I am your servant.

 The highlighted verse was the one that was in my prayer journal.  I'm so thankful this morning for the honesty of David.  Sometimes I can just feel his heart.   This morning his prayer has become my prayer. Maybe you need this prayer this morning, too?