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When Loneliness Becomes My Sole Companion

When Loneliness Becomes My Sole Companion “I looked for a friend and found none; I looked within and met an universe.” How lonely can my loneliness be? A question that echoes through the silent halls of the soul. It lingers like the last leaf clinging to an autumn branch, fragile yet stubborn, delicate yet defiant. There are days when silence doesn’t whisper—it screams. There are nights when…

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One A Week Psalm Project

Psalm 24

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I thought I might have been able to continue this project while I was overseas but it didn’t quite happen. I did, however, spend a lot of time with my head lifted back looking up at the amazing ceilings.

V 7 “Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.”

This psalm is a beautiful one. It is part of a Celtic prayer I have prayed quite a bit and so it feels very familiar and beautiful even though it also often feels a bit out of reach. Do I have a clean hands and a pure heart? Is it even possible?

I guess the thing is that by asking for forgiveness I am blessed with these again. Do I ask for forgiveness enough?

If nothing else, I hope to remember the feeling of awe, of being unable to do anything except lift up my head in wonder of a cathedral and pray that I remember God in this way also.

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