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The Deepest Places Bible in a Year: Exodus 7–8 Matthew 15:1–20 I am worn out from my groaning. Psalm 6:6 Today's Scripture & Insight: Psalm 6 Victor Hugo (1802–1885), a poet and novelist during the social and political upheavals of nineteenth-century France, is perhaps best known for his classic Les Miserables. Over a century later, a musical adaptation of his novel has become one of our generation’s most popular productions. This shouldn’t surprise us. As Hugo once said, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” The psalmists would have agreed. Their songs and prayers provide us with honest reflections on life and its inevitable pain. They touch us in places we find difficult to access. For example, in Psalm 6:6 David cries out, “I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.” The fact that such raw honesty is included in the inspired songs of the Scriptures gives us great encouragement. It invites us to bring our fears to God, welcomes us into His presence for comfort and help. He embraces us in our heartfelt honesty. Music can give us the ability to express our feelings when words are hard to come by, but whether that expression is sung, prayed, or silently cried, our God reaches into the deepest places in our hearts and gives us His peace. Reflect & Pray How would you characterize your prayer life? How does it make you feel to realize that God Himself allows you to come into His presence just as you are? Thank You, loving God, for welcoming me with all my pain, fear, struggle, and disappointment. Thank You that You don’t want “correct” or “sanitized” prayers, but my honest heart instead. 
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As I have discovered, over and over, a person can only cry solidly for a time.... and then I am exhausted, emotionally, mentally, and physically. That is when I ask my Father if I can just curl up on his lap, lay my head against his chest, tell him how I feel, and rest. There is so much comfort and love there, and I usually sleep very peacefully. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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