St Peters RC Church Hamilton

“I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.” 2 Samuel 22 v 1-2

Do not look at the problem,
But instead focus upon God.
God’s power, His promptings and His persuasion.
God’s point of view, His purpose, His plan.
God’s prophesies, His proclamations, His promises.
Therein lies your healing!

Understand the revealing of God’s ways,
His might, His magnificence, His marvels,
And you will encounter His mercy.
God’s steadfast loving, merciful, understanding kindness.
Turn to Him, trust God and take from Him.
Let Him make you whole.

Become His beautiful child again, formed from and for love.
God is most definitely, assuredly, reassuringly
On your side to love you into the wholeness of holiness.
Step out, up away from the dungeon of despair;
Desperation and black dark disillusionment.
Move into the brightest light of God’s love.

Love shining in and upon and from the face of Christ.
Christ is your Healer, your Redeemer, your hope.
Amaze at Him, praise Him and thank Him,
You are about to experience life as you have
Never, ever known it before, the joy of real living.

Know God’s forgiving love made plain in Christ.
Remain in that love and you will flourish, flourish forever.
Pray to God and praise Him, praise Him, praise Him!
Your defeat is turned into victory in Him through Christ,
So be glad and truly, openly grateful.

“Prayer is a silence and a shouting burst of praise, a thanksgiving welling up and out of us in
spite of everything.” Kathy Keay

“The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is on Me for Yahweh has anointed Me. He has sent Me to bring the
news to the afflicted, to soothe the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, release to those
is prison, to proclaim a year of favour from Yahweh and a day of vengeance for our God, to comfort
all who mourn (to give to Zion’s mourners), to give them for ashes a garland, for mourning-dress,
the oil of gladness, for despondency, festal attire; and they will be called ‘Terebinths of saving
justice’, planted by Yahweh to glorify Him.” Isaiah 61 v 1-3

“(S)he said: Yahweh is my rock and my fortress, my deliverer is my God. I take refuge in Him, my
rock, my shield, my saving strength, my stronghold, my place of refuge. My Saviour, You have
saved me from violence; I call to Yahweh, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my foes.
With Death’s breakers closing in on me, Belial’s torrents ready to swallow me, Sheol’s snares on
every side of me, Death’s traps lying ahead of me, I called to Yahweh in my anguish, I cried for
help to my God, from His Temple He heard my voice, my cry came to His ears! … He reached
down from on high, snatched me up, pulled me from the watery depths, rescued me from my
mighty foe, from my enemies who were stronger than I. They assailed me on my day of disaster,
but Yahweh was there to support me, He freed me, set me at large, He rescued me, because He
loves me. … Yahweh, You yourself are my lamp, my God lights up my darkness; with You I storm
the rampart with my God I can scale any wall. This God, His way is blameless; the word of Yahweh
is refined in the furnace, for He alone is the shield of all who take refuge in Him. For who is God but
Yahweh, who is a rock but our God: this God who girds me with strength, who makes my way free
from blame, who makes me as swift as a deer and sets me firmly on the heights …. You give me
Your invincible shield, You never cease to listen to me, You give me the strides of a giant, give me
ankles that never weaken. … You have girded me with strength for the fight, bent down my
assailants beneath me. … Life to Yahweh! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be the God of my
salvation, the God who gives me vengeance and crushes the peoples under me, who takes me
away from my enemies. You lift me high above those who attack me, you deliver me from the man
of violence. For this I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations, and sing praise to Your name.”
* Amen

* 2 Samuel 22 v 2-7, 17-20, 29-34, 36-37, 40, 47-50

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