Me. Covid and Psalms
I spent some time in a less than coherent state in a psych ward. I was visited by a young man with a name tag reading "Angel" on it. Hand written like any usual visitor. He walked the halls with me. We had a conversation but I do not remember the majority of it. He told me the only book of the Bible I will ever need to read is the book of Psalms and placed a book of Psalms on my hospital bed. When I was returned to my room after spending time in a kind of solitary confinement for very sick patients it wasn't there. But i remembered this and only this. A year later during this rough time we are all going through it was prominent in my mind as I have been struggling to read the Bible. So I humored this Angel and started reading Psalms and to my surprise it has lined up with a lot of happenings in this world as of late but most of all it has been a huge source of comfort.
For example I always, always, always check the case counts in my area at 12:00 for COVID I'm so beyond terrified of this whole ordeal. And now Donald Trump caught it. This is Psalm 91. Psalm 91 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [1] 2 I will say [2] of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge-- 10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. 14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation." This is not the only one but I just wanted to share some of what I'm experiencing. I've never believed in coincidence. |
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The psalms are very beautiful and they are well known for being very powerful spiritual tools. I had a horrible accident and survived, then from within myself, I felt this powerful desire to sing with joy the Psalms, at that time I barely knew the Bible... |
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