Chris Gribble

Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde)

Reflection on Psalm 22

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My Version

What are you doing with my trust God?
You are treating me like my enemies,
My voice is lost among creation’s lament,
I shouldn’t be in this position,
Where I am begging for you to listen to me.

My enemies exhaust me,
Their putrid words dripping with hate,
Words creating fear and division,
Ripping at my heart,
I feel sick – sick enough to die,
My enemy gathers like minded haters,
They crowd around me hungry for the kill,
Lashing me with contemptuous barbs.

My legacy will be declared by my children,
That my God delivers,
He will speak praise words,
That will echo through humanity’s heart,
Even the deaf haters will hear him,
And have to endure eternity’s praise,
Witnesses of worship given to the rightful king.

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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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