Chris Gribble

Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde)

Psalm One – The life of blessing – Third version

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I sit among abundant blessings,
Not giving into the temptations of self pity,
Keeping my life as a holy place belonging to God,
I look around for joy and find it,
In these prayers prayed a million times,
This is what I want to think about – day and night,
I will tramp around the mountains,
With thoughts guided by a search for goodness,
Holiness watered by regular solitude,
Seeking where life is breaking through.

All those half hearted thoughts are left behind,
I will leave misery to cry alone,
Remembered by no one,
Dying a slow death of loneliness.

My way is assured – fear is the dead end,
Misery begets misery, but I don’t live there,
This morning I walk the way of hope – watched lovingly.

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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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