The USCCB gave us Psalms to pray during Lent.
Today's Prayer is a psalm of David to bring Remembrance in a time of Chastening
Psalm 38 ~ NKJV 38 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!
2 For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor
any health in my bones Because of my sin.
4 For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are foul
and festering Because of my foolishness.
6 I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are full of inflammation, And
there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire
is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
10 My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.
11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
12 Those also who seek my life lay snares
for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long.
13 But I, like a deaf
man, do not hear; And
I am like a mute
who does not open his mouth.
14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth
is no response.
15 For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.
16 For I said,
“Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt
themselves against me.”
17 For I
am ready to fall, And my sorrow
is continually before me.
18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.
19 But my enemies
are vigorous,
and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.
20 Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow
what is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me!
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
May you never forget to pray and remember the Lord. Times of chastening are meant to bring us closer to HIm.
Our Peruvian Pink Opal Rosary wants to make an appearance today and give you faith that God will never leave you. Especially when you pray the Rosary.