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Psalm 91 The Message

91 1-13 You who sit down in the High God’s presence,
    spend the night in Shaddai’s shadow,
Say this: “God, you’re my refuge.
    I trust in you and I’m safe!”
That’s right—he rescues you from hidden traps,
    shields you from deadly hazards.
His huge outstretched arms protect you—
    under them you’re perfectly safe;
    his arms fend off all harm.
Fear nothing—not wild wolves in the night,
    not flying arrows in the day,
Not disease that prowls through the darkness,
    not disaster that erupts at high noon.
Even though others succumb all around,
    drop like flies right and left,
    no harm will even graze you.
You’ll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance,
    watch the wicked turn into corpses.
Yes, because God’s your refuge,
    the High God your very own home,
Evil can’t get close to you,
    harm can’t get through the door.
He ordered his angels
    to guard you wherever you go.
If you stumble, they’ll catch you;
    their job is to keep you from falling.
You’ll walk unharmed among lions and snakes,
    and kick young lions and serpents from the path.
14-16 “If you’ll hold on to me for dear life,” says God,
    “I’ll get you out of any trouble.
I’ll give you the best of care
    if you’ll only get to know and trust me.
Call me and I’ll answer, be at your side in bad times;
    I’ll rescue you, then throw you a party.
I’ll give you a long life,
    give you a long drink of salvation!”

For Reflection

We must live with this uncomfortable truth. We are human. Our current forms are not meant to be permanent. We are plagued by our frailty and in the end, we all die.  At times our lives feel neither fair nor easy. We pray to God, as Jesus did to take this cup from me.

But, there are other times when we are overwhelmed with joy. Our cups overflow with exhilaration and we sing and dance at the beauty of our human form.  It is our human condition to live with pain and pleasure.

So we go about our lives dreading pain and yearning pleasure. In some mysterious way, our lives are balanced and in harmony with Creation. Living in the hollow of God's hands is living with complete trust in God; living in God, not with God.

Trust God unreasonably.  Live in God and God will show you what Salvation really means.

Pray

Pray unceasingly. Pray with your body and soul. Pray so that you will develop unreasonable trust and God will teach you.

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