Episode 113: Psalm 51

Today's meditation is on Psalm 51

Generous in love, God, you give grace from your fountain of forgiveness. Huge in mercy, you wipe out my bad record. Your abundant love is enough to wash away my guilt. You scrub it away and make me pure again. For I admit my shameful deeds—they haunt me day and night. It is against you and you alone that I sin. Everything I do, I do right in front of you. You see it all. I was out of step with you for a long time. I was born a sinner, from the moment my mother conceived me. But what you are after is truth from the inside out, utter sincerity and truthfulness. I know that you delight to set your truth deep in my spirit. So come into the hidden places of my heart and teach me wisdom.

Purify my conscience. Sprinkle me with the cleansing blood and I'll come out clean. Scrub me and I'll be pure in heart, whiter than snow. Satisfy me with your sweetness, and my song of joy will return. I rejoice in your healing touch as you set these bones to dancing. Don’t look at my sins—erase them from your sight by your saving grace.

Create in me a new, clean heart, O God. Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you. Make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don’t toss me aside, banished forever from your presence. Don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Bring me back from gray exile and put a fresh wind in my sails. 

Restore to me again the joy of your salvation. Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough you bring to me. Hold me close to you with a willing spirit that obeys whatever you say. And I will teach your ways to others showing them how loving and merciful you are. They will find their way back home to you, knowing that you will forgive them. 

O my God, you alone can save me. Then my heart will once again be thrilled to sing the passionate songs of joy and deliverance. Lord God, unlock my heart, unlock my lips, and I will overcome with my joyous praise.

You don’t want penance. Going through the motions doesn't please you. A flawless performance is nothing to you. I learned God worship when my pride was shattered. The fountain of your pleasure is found in the sacrifice of my shattered heart before you. You will not despise my tenderness as I bow down humbly at your feet. 

And when my heart is right, when I am fully restored, you'll rejoice and take delight in the offering of my live as I bring my sacrifice of righteousness before you in love.

Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.

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