“Not only is Jesus Christ the goal of our prayer; he himself also accompanies us in our prayer. He, who has suffered every want and has brought it before God, has prayed for our sake in God’s name: ‘Not my will, but thine be done.’ For our sake he cried on the cross: ‘My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?’ Now we know that there is no longer any suffering on earth in which Christ will not be with us, suffering with us and praying with us–Christ the only helper.
On this basis the great Psalms of trust develop. Trust in God without Christ is empty and without certainty; it is only another form of self-trust. But whoever knows that God has entered into our suffering in Jesus Christ himself may say with great confidence: ‘Thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.'”
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1 The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing.
2Â He lets me rest in grassy meadows;
he leads me to restful waters;
3 He keeps me alive. He guides me in proper paths
for the sake of his good name.
4Â Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no danger because you are with me.
Your rod and your staff—
they protect me.
5Â You set a table for me
right in front of my enemies.
You bathe my head in oil;
my cup is so full it spills over!
6Â Yes, goodness and faithful love
will pursue me all the days of my life,
and I will live in the Lord’s house
as long as I live.
-Psalm 23 (Common English Bible)
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