Psalm 143

Hello friends! I hope all is going well for you in Eugene. I had such a great time seeing you all 3 weeks ago. It was such a refreshment for Rachel and I. Unfortunately, I have found the air slowly leaking out of my balloon since leaving. What an interesting season that we all are in right now. I'm sure that God is forming us in ways that we could never have expected. My prayer, even though it seems to be rare and often spoken without much confidence, is that I would be faithful....that WE would be faithful to the call. The call to love God and people in the way of Jesus. To so faithfully believe that God has birthed that mission on our hearts for Eugene that nothing would deter us. That our passions, though they manifest themselves in a variety of ways, would be used by God to foster spiritual awakening to His redemptive story. I'm thankful to be in relationship with you all and love you all very much. Know that I pray for you often and yearn for the day that we will be together.

The last two days I've really tried to drink from Psalm 143. I just thought I'd share it with you.

Clint

Psalm 143

O Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you. The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those long dead. So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God: may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. For your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble. In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.