Peace With the Psalms: Week Six

 

Good Morning, Friends!  How was your week?

I am actually writing this post Thursday morning.  We are in New Orleans for a few Mardi Gras events, including a ball.  We are hoping to visit family, too.

God is so, so good.  His timing is perfect.  And I know I have been saying that a whole lot lately, but it's true.  The timing of this week's lesson, "Near to the Brokenhearted,"  is, well, perfect.  

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

     and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Thank-you, Father.  Thank-you.

We have studied this Psalm (#34) several times over the years.  This week's lesson focuses on verses 17-19, but there are also a few excellent nuggets in the Psalm.  I always archive the graphics for this blog, and I thought it would be fun for me to post them and look back on them.  You can usually tell what time of the year we read and studied the verses, too, based on the photos and artwork.  Fun fact:  I have three different graphics for Psalm 34:8, but I'm only sharing one of them today.

Prayer Requests

• Please pray for Kitty’s son, Mike.  He needs a comprehensive plan to manage pain from previous back surgeries.
• Pray for Rita's daughter Megan as she finishes her masters program this semester.  Pray that she will stay healthy, and that she will manage her time well for work/school/life balance.
• Pray for my best friend Barbara who is battling cancer.  
• Carla's prayer request is for all the young people entering the military, the love they feel for the USA to become warriors to fight to keep us free.  Let's especially lift up our National Guard as they are deployed both here at home and abroad. 
• Please pray for Kris's MIL because she has been having some heavy health issues, and Kris is currently her full time nurse.  Pray that God will help and bless Kris as she cares for her MIL.  Pray that other family members will step-up and will be discerning about what's best for her care.
• Kitty's younger brother is having health issues.  Please lift him up in prayer.
• Continue to pray for Kris's husband Terry.  
• Rita's friend Pam has had yet another setback with blood gases from sleep apnea, and had to be on a vent this past week, still weaning off of it. She will need to be in a higher skilled facility beyond what rehab can offer, so she will likely be transferred next week to a place southeast of Pittsburgh, further from home. Please, everyone, pray for her spirit to be calmed. She is extremely anxious.
• I have an unspoken request.
• Please pray for travel mercies for Trip and me this weekend.

Until next time...

Blessings!

Ricki Jill