![]() Leigh Boelkins Van Kempen is a chaplain at Resthaven Care Community in Holland, Michigan. She and her husband, Case, also an RCA minister, have three adult, married children and four (and a half!) beloved grandchildren. Prayer: Holy One, we confess before you our sinfulness, our brokenness, and our need to experience your abundant mercy. Help us, each day, to come before you and say, “I’m sorry.” In Jesus’s name we pray. Instead of saying, “I’m sorry, but,” we can say, “I’m sorry because of your steadfast love and forgiveness!” What a wonderful God we serve! When we confess before our merciful Lord, we are assured of God’s forgiveness. 8-9).Īs we enter this Lenten season, we can say, “I’m sorry” before God. The Lord has heard my supplication the Lord accepts my prayer” (vv. “Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. He cries out in physical and spiritual pain, knowing that God’s discipline is justified for the ways he has disobeyed God.ĭavid’s confession before God is anchored in his confidence that God will forgive. He calls out for God’s deliverance, convinced that God will hear and answer because of God’s steadfast love. In spite of the situation in which David finds himself, he knows that he will not permanently abide in terror and distress because of God’s unfailing love. David realizes he is experiencing the consequence of his own sin. Both his body and his soul feel overwhelmed with terror. In today’s psalm, David itemizes his distress. The theme of these seven psalms is consistent: the psalmist expresses deep sorrow for his sin, asking God for help and forgiveness. Psalm 6 is the first of seven penitential psalms (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143) frequently used as part of the Christian church’s Lenten observance, starting with Ash Wednesday. Perhaps you, too, have a hard time saying, “I’m sorry.” However, I don’t think I’m unique in this. I have a confession to make: I have a hard time saying, “I’m sorry.” Or, perhaps, more accurately, I say, “I’m sorry, but …” My acknowledgement of how I have hurt someone or disappointed someone is often followed by my excuse for why it happened. O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.ĭeliver me for the sake of your steadfast love. Shop at Cokesbury for Lenten studies, Ash Wednesday supplies, Bulletins & Stationery, and everything else you need for the Lenten season.Ĭokesbury carries a selection of Bible studies for your small groups.1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,Ģ Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing Whether for yourself or a gift for someone with whom you want to share the hope of the Easter promise, Cokesbury has a selection of the newest and most loved classics alike by best-selling authors. Cokesbury has a wonderful selection of children’s bibles to choose from.Ĭommemorate the Easter season with a book or devotional. After all the eggs are hunted and the chocolate is long gone and the new Sunday best has been hung in the closet, the gift that will bring joy beyond the Easter Sunday is the gift of God’s word. What’s more beneficial to a kid’s spiritual growth than having a Bible they can understand. Spread the message with gift and outreach Bibles. If you are seeking a deeper faith and understanding of life with God, the right study Bible can become their most trusted guide and companion. Give a new Bible to the people in your life this Easter.įor one seeking a deeper faith and understanding of life with God, a study Bible can become their most trusted guide and companion. Shopping Cokesbury's selection of wonderful Bibles for all ages is easy. The story of Easter is the hope we share together. ![]() During Lent, we enter into a season of preparation, self-reflection and repentance when we seek to literally “turn around” and realign our lives and focus toward God.Ī new Bible can bring a fresh perspective to anchoring truths. ![]() Lent, the period of 40 days before Easter begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Saturday, the evening before Easter. ![]()
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