Chris Gribble

Be yourself - Everyone else is taken (Oscar Wilde)

Reflection on Psalm 30

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My Version 

When I hit rock bottom,
Lord you were there,
When I was sinking into a deep hole,
Of depression and despair,
I knew you were the only one who could save me,
Even when the knife was stuck into me,
By my friend who wanted to destroy me,
You brought me back from the brink of death,
You always protected me.

I am in constant wonder,
How you turned my life around completely,
You have brought me to a place of happiness,
Every day I want to shout this out to the world.

I know now that security is only found in God,
His love is the only constant in this world,
It is love that will go on eternally,
And, this eternal love has been turned to me,
I have experienced Grace,
I can never settle for second best again.

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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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