Chris Gribble

Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde)

Another Version of Psalm 32

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My life is completely open to God,
There is nothing more to hide,
All my darkest sins are obvious to Him,
But, forgiveness covers my deepest shame,
My futile attempts at making my own way,
Dissipated into hollow emptiness,
Nowhere to hide and alone with my sorrow,
Found by God’s relentless search for love.

Finally my hardest lesson was learned,
Separation caused by my vain conceit,
Forgiveness waited for an honest heart,
Waiting prolonged the agony of my shame,
Humiliation completing God’s work.

Lost in a maze of false promises,
Truth drowned out by the Accuser’s screams,
The search for words from truth’s heart,
Reveals God’s guiding hand in my life,
My weeping guiding me to Eternity’s trust,
Remorseful tears becoming the Liar’s shame,
All condemnation is replaced by hope,
A victory shout is God’s final word.

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In the Psalms I have discovered firsthand some of the rawness and pain experienced by the Psalmist. This ebook is the first 40 Psalms that I have put in my own words. They are a reflection of what was written by the original writer and then brought to our world today. They reflect many of the themes that are common to discouraged, depressed, anxious, fearful people. At times some or all of these things have been true for me. I have used some of these experience and cried out with the Psalmist in my writing.

One definition of found poetry is, “it’s the literary version of a collage”. In finding these Psalms I have gathered together my emotions, feelings and pain and sought to “find” my understanding of what David was saying. It’s the worst possible translation methodology but it’s been a great personal re-discovery of God.

The 40 day journey is a chance to take some time out and listen to God’s voice. God’s praise will last for eternity, we have the great privilege to begin that praise now.

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