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10/13/2024
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“You have searched me, Lord, and you know me” (1). We take great comfort, the psalmist declared, in God’s intimate, personal knowledge of us. He formed us, He understands our thoughts, and He sees our entire lives from start to finish (13-16). His attention to us is caring and persistent; even if we go to the “far side of the sea” or find ourselves in “darkness”, He is there, holding us (10,12). We do not wander aimlessly, because His hand is on our lives (5).
“Search me ... Lead me in the way everlasting” (23-24). Our prayer is that God, who knows and loves us, will calm our “anxious thoughts” and guide our hearts toward His good and perfect will.