This excerpt from the Office of the Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours for the Friday of the Third Week of Lent comes from Psalm 69:1-2; 14-16.
Save me, O God, for the waters have risen to my neck.
I have sunk into the mud of the deep and there is no foothold.
I have entered the waters of the deep and the waves overwhelm me.
This is my prayer to you, my prayer for your favor.
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In your great love, answer me, O God, with your help that never fails;rescue me from sinking in the mud, save me from my foes.
Save me from the waters of the deep lest the waves overwhelm me.
Do not let the deep engulf me nor death close its mouth on me.
This psalm speaks to those of us who have been there, at our bottom, with nowhere to turn, except to cry out in some manner to God. Whether it was an actual cry out to God the “save me, please!” or just our emotional state screaming into the void where only God can hear.
Reflect on this psalm; recall where you were when you prayed this (however you did it.) Have you been grateful to God for pulling you out of the mud? Today is Friday, Confession is likely to be available sometime this weekend; perhaps you can do an examination of conscience focusing on ingratitude and add those sins to your list of things to confess?
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