Deuteronomy 14:22-15:23; Song of Solomon 5:2-6:9; Luke 10:25-42
O Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You…Loved one and friend You have put far from me, And my acquaintances into darkness. Psalm 88:1, 18 NKJV
Many psalms commence with cries of distress but conclude with a chorus of praise. Not this one. It is dark at the start and still dark at the end. Christian triumphalism struggles with this reality and may deny that a Godly believer could experience this. God preserved this prayer to prove otherwise. Our formal prayers can often be so sanitized. This is an unfiltered prayer. What you tell Him in your darkness will never be revealed or exposed. He will never
betray your confidence. —Peter Ramsay
Though the sky be dark and drear; fierce and strong the gale,
Just remember He is near, and He will not fail. —Arthur A. Luther