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“O Lord, hear me praying; listen to my plea, O God my King, for I will never pray to anyone but you. Each morning, I will look to you in heaven and lay my requests before you praying earnestly---But as for me, I will come into your Temple protected by your mercy and your love; I will worship you with deepest awe. Lord lead me as you promised me you would; otherwise my enemies will conquer me. Tell me clearly what to do, which way to turn.” Psalm 5: 1-2, 7-8.
In reflecting on Psalm 5, it is a prayer of pleading, a prayer of worship, a prayer begging for God's mercy and direction. It is a child calling out to God the Father begging to be heard and for the Father to answer this child's prayer. This child of God just doesn't pray once and then sits back and waits for the Father to answer his prayer. Rather this child of God each morning looks to the Father in Heaven and lays his request before the Father pleading for God's mercy and direction.
We too are called to pray as David did in the psalms by worshiping our God, by bowing down in deep reverence before our King and our Lord. We too are called to pray every morning for His mercy and His grace.
When I enter Church, I bow down before the tabernacle where our Lord and our God is truly present. I fall down upon my knees in humble adoration. It is in this quiet place that I begin to pour out my heart and my troubles to my Eucharistic Lord hidden in the tabernacle of love.
After pouring out my heart to the Lord, I sit and I become still and I listen. It is in this silence that my Lord speaks to me. He might not answer my prayers in the way I want Him to answer them, but He always gives me so much more---His love and a deep abiding peace. It is in His peace that I am now able to see more clearly. My problems that seemed to overwhelm me are more manageable in His peace.
Let us Pray: Father I come before you in humble adoration. Help me to listen and be still and know that you are God.
Connie Beckman resides in Helena Montana with her husband and their dog Chewie and their two cats Heidi and Bailey. A number of years ago, she was the editor and feature story writer for a small bi-weekly newspaper. Connie has been published in a number of Catholic magazines. Margaret Ann Stimatz, Ruth Lloyd, and Connie co-authored a 40-day-reflection booklet entitled: Mercy for Little Souls which contains tidbits about the late Father Stu Long's powerful ministry with quotes from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy In My Soul. Mercy for Little Souls is available at Beyond.227.org. Her desire as a writer is to encourage Catholic spiritual growth by sharing the truths of the faith through the written word addressing a variety of subjects. "Go out to all the world and tell the good news." Mark 16:15.
