Even the best of us have "downdays"! That is true of more people during the holidays than at any other time of the year. Some time ago I ran across a transliteration of Psalm 83 by Leslie Brandt, which has helped me many times. I feel that if even great spiritual giants of faith, like King David - who most likely wrote this Psalm - can become depressed, then it is OK for others of us to be so also. I share it with you if you need help today overcoming the demons of depression.
I am so depressed tonight, O God,
I feel as if I am the sole target of an enemy barrage - that all the demons of hell are bent upon damnming my soul for eternity.
I remember Your precious promises, but I do not witness their fulfillment.
I talk to people about Your love, and they drown my zeal with scorn.
I step forth to carry out Your will, but I feel no sense of accomplishment.
I mouth words, wave my arms, and beat the air with fruitlerss endeavor.
Then I fall like a wounded warrior, bone-weary, defeated, and lonely.
And I wonder if you are truly my God, and if I am really Your child.
Consume, O God, these domons that depress, these enemies that plague my soul.
May the whirlwind of Your Spirit sweep them out of my life forever.
May I awaken in the morning with a heart full of joy, and with the strength and the courage to walk stright and secure in the dangerous and difficult paths before me. Amen.
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