Wednesday 25th February ~ Psalm 6 ~ Psaumes 6

Jeremiah 5.20-end ~ Jérémie 5.20 - fin

Galatians 4.21-5 .1~ Galates 4.21-5.2

John 5.30-end ~ Jean 5.30 - fin

Psalm 6 ~ Psaumes 6

“O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger, 

or discipline me in your wrath. 

Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; 

O LORD, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror. 

My soul also is struck with terror, 

while you, O LORD—how long?” 

This is how the psalmist opens this prayer of lament, of confession. As we

begin to fully enter Lent, being a week on from Ash Wednesday, we come

before God in penitence and in faith. We long for redemption, to be taken out

of the pit of our own sin, as well as the injustice that seems to pervade our

world. Today, may we pray for healing, for wholeness. May we learn to cry

out, “How long?” as we look forward into Easter and into the fullness of

redemption. May we learn to wait upon the Lord, believing in God’s

faithfulness to answer our prayers and to rescue us from our sin, our enemies

and our death.

Jeremy Heuslein