Only The Good Ones

This morning I was scrolling for a few minutes, checking on the NFL trade deadline, and saw four or five Scripture posts. Somewhere around the fourth one, I noticed a trend. They always pick the good ones.

What do I mean by the good ones? All Scripture is good, don’t get me wrong. I mean the ones about hope and peace. The ones you send to somebody with a little note that says, “Thought you could use this today.” I’m glad people share those.

But there are plenty of Scriptures that talk about pain. Plenty that talk about hard roads and steep climbs. I got to wondering how often we scroll past those on our way to finding something encouraging to say.

David asked, “How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily?” Psalm 13:2

It’s the word daily that stuck with me. There are miles of road in that single word. David went to bed, woke up, and carried the same sorrow into another day. Somewhere along the way, someone decided that prayer was worth singing. And here we are, thousands of years later, still finding our own mornings reflected in it.

I think about some of the long hikes I’ve been on. With every step, I picture how beautiful the view ahead will be. But the steeper the climb, the more my legs ache. With another bend ahead, the thought of that view isn’t quite enough to keep me going.

Maybe that’s what a verse about pain can do. Somebody opens the Bible with a question they’ve been almost afraid to ask God, and there it is, already written as a prayer.

If you’re on a hard stretch this morning, take a minute with Psalm 13. If all you have the breath for is “How long, Lord?” you’ve got the beginnings of a prayer. And if you run across a verse like that while you’re scrolling, it might be worth sharing.

That’s one of the good ones, too.

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