A Prayer For Our Troubled Time

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Based on Chapter 17 of Jeremiah...

Heal me, O Lord
  And I shall be healed

Save me, O Lord
  And I shall be saved

My heart is wicked
  Who would know it

You, O Lord, would know
  You, who search men's hearts

And find Righteousness or
  Iniquity therein

You are my praise, O Lord
  You, and not the physician

You, and not the medication
  You, and You alone, can heal me

May the words of my mouth
  And the meditations of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord
  My soul be as humble as the dust of the Earth

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/23/2020 5:59:00 AM

Lovely prayer, Gershon ~

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/23/2020 4:56:00 PM

Thank you for your kind comment, Line. Peace, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/20/2020 5:56:00 PM

This could be the beginning of a spiritual hymn if you are so inclined.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/21/2020 6:13:00 PM

Thank you very much for your kind words. (I'm not really so inclined, however. Poems are enough for me). Thanks again, Gershon

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 11/20/2020 1:43:00 PM

That’s a beautiful prayer Gershon, very fitting for these troubled times. Bless you, Belle

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/21/2020 6:11:00 PM

Thank you for the support, Belle. Blessings and Bounty, Gershon

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/20/2020 1:18:00 PM

Nice interweaving of scripture! Praying with you, my friend,

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/20/2020 1:32:00 PM

Prophetic verse is hard to beat for beauty. Thank you so much, Kim.

Alexis Y.

Date: 11/20/2020 12:59:00 PM

Hi Gershon, Words can't express how much I needed to read your write this very moment, I know this is a prayer for the whole nation. I receive this prayer/ message personally. It's going to straight in my fav collection- Alexis

Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/20/2020 1:31:00 PM

Glad to have provided what you needed there, Alexis. Special thanks for the FAVE. Sweetness and Light, Gershon