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In today\u2019s chapter, David addresses his God, demonstrating three common situations in which people desire a connection to a higher power:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. In times of crisis and distress<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. To offer thanks for a kindness<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. In an ongoing dialogue<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. “In my anguish I called on the LORD, Cried out to my God; In His Abode He heard my voice, My cry entered His ears” (v.7).<\/span><\/p>\n

    Addressing God in times of crisis is a common and well-known human practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    People who experience a tragic event are faced with an extreme and unfamiliar reality which turns their whole world upside down and brings into question everything they knew and understood about the world and life itself. Suddenly, we are no longer certain about anything:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Who am I and what is my body? Am I still the same person even if I am ill, widowed or impoverished? What is my purpose in life? Why am I still alive when my friends are not?\u00a0 What kind of world am I living in? Can the sun still shine tomorrow? How is it possible that parents bury their children?<\/span><\/p>\n

    This uncertainty and confusion create a deep need for guidance and a connection to a higher power that “provides” order and logic. It has been empirically proven that finding a spiritual anchor helps restore emotional balance and create a sense of continuation and stability.<\/p>\n

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    2. “David addressed the words of this song to the LORD, after the LORD had saved him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hands of Saul” (v.1).<\/span><\/p>\n

    David did not only address God out of fear of death, but also out of a profound need to thank Him for his salvation: “the LORD was my stay” (v.19);<\/span>
    \n<\/span>“He brought me out to freedom, He rescued me because He was pleased with me\u201d (v.20); “For this I sing Your praise among the nations, And hymn Your name” (v.50).<\/span><\/p>\n

    In life, there are moments in which we are extremely happy and grateful for all we merited to receive. We spontaneously offer thanks when we have been saved from death, in reaction to prayers that were answered or when reaching a major achievement or milestone. The magnitude of what we have merited evokes a recognition that we received assistance and support from an external source and that we are loved and valued.<\/span><\/p>\n

    3. The third situation in which man address God occurs on a daily basis:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    ” For I have kept the ways of the LORD\u2026 I am mindful of all His rules” (v. 22-23).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    This is an instance of choosing the connection as a way of life, in response to a person’s sense of isolation and a search for security, belonging and meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The chapter suggests three channels of communication with God. Three opportunities to recall “from where you come, and where you are going, and before whom you are destined to give an account and reckoning”\u00a0 (Ethics 3:1).<\/span><\/p>\n

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