Father God,

Today, I pay that we would not get stuck on the period at the end of Psalm 88. In this Fallen World, we often find ourselves somewhere along the verses of Psalm 88, crying out for one reason or another. We literally come down to the only hope being that You will hear our prayers, hear our cries in the night.

Leading up to our echoing Psalm 88 in our own lives, we may try our own strength or our own wisdom. We may try this way and that way to overcome some situation. Ultimately, we have nothing left but to cry out to our Lord and Savior, holding on until You answer.

As we look forward to the answers found in Psalm 89, we are still reminded that even our ability to cry out in 88 comes from Your faithfulness to preserve us through whatever storm we face. The fact that we know to look to You for provision reminds us that You are still working in us.

And then we step over the period that closes out 88, and begin 89 with “I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord forever”. Your faithfulness explodes from our lips though we still wait in verse 46, “How long, O Lord?” We know the we are not done until Your faithfulness finishes its work.

Keep us both faithful as we wait and filled with joy knowing that Your faithfulness will never fail us.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.