HeyJaredPrayers that Bring Us Home
Exploring the Psalms--the prayer book of the Bible--we learn together the Spiritual Vocabulary of healing, resilience, and praise. Ramona, Gaye, and John lean into the mystery and power of these ancient songs with awe.
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Psalm 42: When You Can’t Feel God (opens the original)
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Psalm 42 opens a new movement of the Psalms with thirst. A worshiper remembers joyful processions to God’s House, but now eats tears and hears the question, “Where is your God?” John, Ramona, and Paula pray with the singer’s longing, the waves that have passed overhead, and the song YAHWEH gives in the night. They consider the Dark Night described by St. John of the Cross and the value of listening carefully with a spiritual director. “Hope in God” is spoken while the singer’s Being is still bow
Psalm 41: The Friend's Betrayal (opens the original)
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Psalm 41 begins with care for the weak and reaches the pain of betrayal by someone who shared the Psalmist’s bread. Jesus quotes this prayer at his last meal with Judas. As Book I of the Psalms closes, we ask how to tell the truth about broken trust while remaining open to God’s care.
Psalm 40: You Heard My Cry (opens the original)
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What happens after we have told God to leave us alone? Psalm 39 ended in despair. Psalm 40 begins with a voice remembering Rescue: “He bent toward me and heard my cry.” The person is lifted from the Pit of roaring, pulled from the mud of the mire, Established upon a Rock, and given a new song. Rescue becomes more than private relief. It opens the ears, deepens delight in God’s will, and gives the community a testimony of Faithfulness and Persistent-Love. Followers of Jesus hear the Messiah in th
Psalm 39: When I Want God to Leave Me Alone (opens the original)
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Can despair become prayer when it tells God to go away? Psalm 39 begins with someone trying not to speak out of pain. But silence becomes unbearable. The prayer erupts into questions about mortality, loss, and the weight of God’s presence. Near the center comes a confession: “My hope is in You.” And then the anguish continues. The Psalm ends with a startling request: “Turn Your gaze from me.” The one who prays wants God to look away, hoping for one last moment of brightness. We do not need to re
Psalm 38: When Everything in Me Is Ruined (opens the original)
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What do we pray when we no longer have the strength to hold ourselves together? Psalm 38 is a prayer from utter ruin. Pain has entered the body. Shame has become a burden. Friends stand at a distance. Enemies speak against the one who prays, but there is no strength left to answer every accusation. And in the middle of it all comes this tender confession: “My Lord, all my longing is before You, and my sighing is not hidden from You.” Psalm 38 gives bodily suffering a voice without requiring us t
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