Context: Today’s prayer continues to reflect on the theme of how difficult I find it to believe that God loves me. It links back to “A question”, posted a few days ago. Here is a link for those who want to check it out: https://wp.me/p45bCr-d0s.
I love you, LORD (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
I love you, Lord –
Please help me
To believe
That you love me.
I long for you –
Please help me
To believe
You long for me.
I cherish you –
Please help me
To believe
You cherish me.
Lord God,
You know I love you –
Give me faith
That you love me.
References
Loving:
He loves us with unfailing love; the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
Longing:
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God (Psalm 42:1; NLT).
The LORD longs to be gracious to you (Isaiah 30:18; NIV).
Cherishing:
In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft (Deuteronomy 32:10-11; NIV).
After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you” (John 21:15; NLT).
The Rosary Hospital:
Today I launched my Rosary Hospital by making a five-decade rosary entirely out of recycled materials, apart from using new cord. It will go back to the shop in Walsingham as part of a thank-you gift for their box of broken rosaries. Here it is:
Absolutely stunning dear Ruth
Thank you so much, Bea – you are wonderfully encouraging! XXXXXX