You brought me safely from my mother's womb and led me to trust You
at my mother's breast. I was thrust into Your arms at my birth. You have
been my God from the moment I was born (Ps. 22:9-10).As
human beings, we don't live in the present only. With the help of our
memories we can recall the past, and sometimes adapt it to remember
things the way we would have wanted them to be. We can also look at the
future and dream about things we hope will happen - or fear what lies
ahead. We carry our past along with us and sometimes also our future.
We sometimes get a better perspective on the present by going back to
the past. This is what David did in this Scripture. He went as far back
as his birth. His life had not always been as hard. When he reflected on
it, he remembered how God had helped him since birth. In truth, the
very fact that he existed was God's will. Looking back, he knew that his
whole existence was God's work. There was more to life than his
suffering at the time.
If you are going through a difficult
time, do what David did. Look back to the very beginning, to God who
created everything and who brought you into this world in His own good
time. He was even with you in your mother's womb and has journeyed with
you through all the years. When you were in the depths of despair, He
gave you the strength to carry on. When you fell, He picked you up - and
He will do it again and again! Praise the Lord because He is good!
The God of the Christians is a God of love and consolation; a God who fills the soul and the heart which He possesses.
~ Blaise Pascal ~
Saint James Assembly of Faith
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