{"id":30611,"date":"2021-11-17T10:17:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T23:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?p=30611"},"modified":"2021-11-17T10:35:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T23:35:46","slug":"from-despair-to-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/from-despair-to-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2019From Despair to Hope&#8230;\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"\u2019From Despair to Hope&amp;#8230;\u2019\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-11-17T10:17:22+11:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M03S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In these dramatically changed times the Word on Wednesday provides a mid-week ministry of Bible reading, reflection and prayer, turning hearts back to God.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/From-Despair-to-Hope.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"12.0\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2FFrom-Despair-to-Hope.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Ffrom-despair-to-hope%2F&amp;artwork_url=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpowerpress%2FWoW_logo_v3.jpg#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/From-Despair-to-Hope.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=30611-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/From-Despair-to-Hope.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"From-Despair-to-Hope.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 13:03 &#8212; 12.0MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Read&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243;]<p class=\"p1\">Last week we reflected on <b>the reality of the depression many experience<\/b> \u2013 and not least in these surreal times of the Covid pandemic. Psalms 42 and 43 testify to this very real experience. The psalms are an example of the timeless wisdom and counsel that we find in the Bible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They are a cry from the heart. <b>The writer asks why he is depressed<\/b>. \u2018I believe\u2019 he says, \u2018Why then should I feel as I do? Why am I so inwardly disturbed? What\u2019s happened to me?\u2019 Three times he asks: <i>Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me?<\/i> (Ps 42:5, 11; Ps 43:5).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking about his feelings, the poet doesn\u2019t do what many who are depressed do: <b>he doesn\u2019t try to bury his emotional distress<\/b>. And certainly, he doesn\u2019t turn to alcohol, drugs, or some other diversion. Nor does he try to pretend he\u2019s doing well: he admits his feelings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We find here a very helpful lesson. <b>It takes courage to identify that we have a problem<\/b>. Men especially find this difficult, for generally they don\u2019t like to talk about their feelings or admit to what might be perceived as weakness. Both Psalms 42 and 43 imply that if we are depressed, we need to acknowledge it. We don\u2019t have to announce it on Facebook, but it\u2019s worth speaking with a trustworthy friend, a pastor or a physician. And there may come a time when we will want to tell a wider audience \u2013 by way of testimony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The point is that if we are lonely, or feel guilty about something, or if we have lost someone dear to us, we need to talk about it. There\u2019s nothing to be gained by brushing it off or burying it. Look at the poet\u2019s response in Psalm 42:9: <i>I say to God, my rock, \u201cWhy have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?\u201d<\/i> He\u2019s almost making an accusation: \u2018God, where are you? You\u2019re supposed to be my rock and my security. Well God, the rock has moved. You have let me down. Why?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now, it\u2019s important that we ask questions like this. Not because there\u2019s necessarily an immediate answer, but because we need to express our frustration, even despair. Indeed, there can be times when we\u2019re depressed because we repress our anger. One psychotherapist speaks of it as \u2018frozen rage\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>When we feel angry with God<\/b>, we must remember that he is no stranger to emotion. He knows what it is like to be treated unjustly and to be sinned against. And he certainly knows what it is like to feel alone. We should never forget Jesus\u2019 own cry of dereliction that he uttered from the cross: <i>\u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d<\/i> (Matthew 27:46).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We cannot even begin to understand the depths of aloneness Jesus experienced over three hours as he suffered the full power of God\u2019s justice that we justly deserve. Time would have seemed to stood still as Jesus, the eternal Son of God, suffered the full force of the horrifying darkness and separation from all that is pure and good, from God, his eternal Father, as the weight of human sin was laid on his shoulders. In our moments of despair, it is easy to forget the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. Every day we need to keep it before us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Remember<\/b>. To return to the psalms we are considering, in Psalm 42:4 we read: <i>These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God,\u2026<\/i> Recalling past blessings brought comfort to the writer in his spiritual drought. Many people find it helpful to keep what some Christians used to speak of as a journal of <i>the soul<\/i>. Reading it in the tough times can be a great encouragement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Address our <i>soul<\/i><\/b>: Throughout the two psalms the theme cry is: <i>Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me?<\/i> The conscious mind of the poet is speaking to his inner self. Talking to yourself is sometimes reckoned to be a sign of mental aberration. But the poet is telling us that there are times when this can be a way to climb out of the pit of despair. A great danger for someone who is depressed is self-pity. Ironically, so self-preoccupied can we become that we can even relish in our misery. \u2018Speak to your soul\u2019, the poet advises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, a renowned 20th century English preacher wrote: \u2018The main trouble in this whole matter of depression is that we allow our Self to talk to us instead of us talking to our Self.\u2019 The writer\u2019s soul has been depressing him, crushing him, so he stands up and says, \u2018Soul, listen! I will speak to you:\u00a0<i>\u201cHope in God; I shall again praise him, my help and my God\u201d<\/i>.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is not the same as saying to anyone who is depressed, \u2018Pull yourself together\u2019. That kind of counsel won\u2019t help. But, if we\u2019re depressed, it would be helpful to say to ourselves, \u2018Look to the Lord, for he is my light and my help. My hope is in him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Throughout these two psalms there is a movement from depression, to admission, and to self-exhortation. But there is something else: <b>Prayer<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Psalm 43:1 we read:\u00a0<i>Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause\u00a0against an ungodly people\u2026<\/i>\u00a0And in verse 3:\u00a0<i>Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The psalm-writer is confident in God\u2019s grace at work in his life. Because of this he knows that the day will come when, again filled with joy, he will sing songs of praise to God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Psalms 42-43 urge us <b><i>to move beyond<\/i><\/b> believing things\u00a0<b><i>about<\/i><\/b>\u00a0God, to <b><i>sensing<\/i><\/b> the Lord\u2019s living presence in our lives \u2013 whoever we are, and whatever our situation in life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>A prayer<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i> Almighty God, who taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending them the light of your Holy Spirit: so enable us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things and always to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.\u00a0 <b>Amen.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9 John G. 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