For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken . . .

For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.    --Ps. 62:1-2, 5-8.

Today has been a stressful day, and the rest of the week is full of exhausting and time-consuming activities.  All I can do is cling to God and hope that it will be over before I know it.  Yesterday, I had such enthusiasm.  It was easy -- I had preached and I had the afternoon to spend in spiritual contemplation.  I felt secure and confident, able to lend a helping hand to other's less fortunate than myself.  That is always such a good feeling.

But this evening, my soul in silence waits to again feel that confidence and generosity.  I cringe at the thought of needing to study criminal procedure for the Bar exam, and I get anxious about going before the Baltimore Presbytery Committee on Preparationi for Ministry.  Then there is Ash Wednesday, and needing to go to the potluck dinner and sing at the service.  Yet that will be enriching.  I am in truth eager for that.  We will sing Ps. 51 -- "Be merciful, O Lord, for I have sinned; be merciful, O Lord, for I have sinned."  It will be good to relax back into the spiritual after several days of high stress at work.

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