Write Your Own Psalm
There is therapeutic value in releasing pain.
The following is a positive example on how to do this.When in the midst of my personal storm, our pastor gave a sermon on the fact the Bible does not skirt around the issue of disappointment and sorrow. He invited all those who were in pain to take time to read the Psalms, Job, Lamentations and find comfort that though life was hard, God was present. He encouraged all of us to write our own Psalm no matter what season of life we were currently in, be it positive or negative.
That following week I read Psalm 136, took that format, and wrote my own to God. Here it is…
-Though I walk through waters deep… His love endures forever.
-He has caused the sun to rise again and me with it…His love endures forever.
-Though I long to see His face, I’m still in this place…His love endures forever.
-Though I weep, I grieve, my heart so broken… His love endures forever.
-I don’t know if I will heal, but He gives me hope… His love endures forever.
-He speaks to me in the dark of night… His love endures forever.
-He holds me close, when I feel acutely lonely… His love endures forever.
-He is my husband who will never fail, nor trade me in for another…His love endures forever.
-He is my strength, when I am weak… His love endures forever.
-I choose to trust, though I do not see… His love endures forever.
-He gives wisdom, moment by moment… His love endures forever.
-He gives strength to forgive… His love endures forever.
-He is my God, my Father, my Comforter, my Counselor, my Joy, my Healer… His love endures forever.
I encourage you to write your own Psalm. You will be amazed at the wonderful release of emotion and subsequent peace that follows.
As God waters the earth with his divine care bringing life to this beautiful Rose, I encourage you to believe in the same divine attention to your sorrow.
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About the author
Blossom Turner is an award-winning novelist, and a free-lance writer published in Chicken Soup and Kernels of Hope anthologies, and former newspaper columnist on health and fitness. A Word Guild semi-finalist for Anna's Secret, Katherine's Arrangement, Amelia’s Heartsong, and a Word Guild winner for Best Romance for Lucinda’s Defender. She has found her home in the writing of historical fiction but is open to wherever God leads. The many 5-star reviews attest to the power of love and romance authentically woven into the Shenandoah Bride Series about five sisters and their five love stories.
Blossom lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, David, of forty years and their dog Lacey named after Lacey Spring, Virginia, where this series takes place. A former businesswoman, personal trainer, and mother of two grown children she is now pursuing her lifelong dream of writing full-time. A hopeless romantic at heart, she believes all story should give the reader significant entertainment value. However, her writing embodies the struggles of real life. She infuses the reality of suffering with the hope of Christ to give a healthy dose of relatable encouragement to her reader. Her desire is to leave the reader with a yearning to live for Christ on a deeper level, or at the very least, create a hunger to seek for more.
Co-author Suzie Zanewhich
Suzie is a certified life coach, leader of emotional health, and resource specialist. She has found her niche as a soul coach.
Suzie finds purpose in empowering individuals to move towards growth, healing, and alignment with their authentic self. Suzie is driven by a calling to live authentically, as the person God created her to be, to reach her fullest potential and lead others to do the same. Her passion is to help others find meaning through discovering their strengths, gifts, personality, temperament and core values.
Suzie is a life-long learner, continuously immersing herself in new courses to learn more about human behaviour, relationships, psychology, child development, emotions, trauma and healing. Because of her craving to always learn more she has earned the title of resource specialist in the area of self-discovery.
Suzie Zanewich lives with her husband in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has a patchwork family of four grown children, two daughters, two sons and three granddaughters.
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