Day 63.

Read Psalm 63 today.
What is the psalmist experiencing?
What does the psalmist do with various parts of his body?
What does the psalmist say about what God has done and what he will do?

We can choose to lean in to God with all we are and receive all the goodness he has for us.

As you reflect on this, pray in these ways and any other way the Holy Spirit leads.

For the ability to lean fully into God, with our whole selves.
For our thoughts to be the thoughts of God, and our strength to come from him.
That we will look to God, we would linger on who he is, and would absorb his love more deeply. 
That, as we live God’s strength during hard times, others will notice and wonder how we are so strong, and we can point them to God.
 
Thirsting for God
For the Pure and Shining One
King David’s song when he was exiled in the Judean wilderness
 
1  O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness.
I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more,
with cravings in my heart that can’t be described.
Such yearning grips my soul for you, my God!
2  I’m energized every time I enter
your heavenly sanctuary to seek more of your power
and drink in more of your glory.
3  For your tender mercies mean more to me than life itself.
How I love and praise you, God!
4  Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart.
My arms will wave to you like banners of praise.
5  I overflow with praise when I come before you,
for the anointing of your presence satisfies me like nothing else.
You are such a rich banquet of pleasure to my soul.
6-7I lie awake each night thinking of you
and reflecting on how you help me like a father.
I sing through the night under your splendor-shadow,
offering up to you my songs of delight and joy!
8  With passion I pursue and cling to you.
Because I feel your grip on my life,
I keep my soul close to your heart.
9  Those who plot to destroy me shall descend into the darkness of hell.
10They will be consumed by their own evil
and become nothing more than dust under our feet. 
11These liars will be silenced forever!
But with the anointing of a king I will dance and rejoice
along with all his devoted lovers who trust in him.

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