Read Psalm 22 this morning...... the terms bipolar, manic, and schizophrenic all came to mind. The writer begins with "why have you forsaken me" in verse 1 and by verse three he is being reassured by remembering that god was faithful to Israel's fathers. In verse 6 he is "a worm and not a man" and in verse 9 the writer is acknowledging that he was made by God and can trust in him. In verse 12 he begins to talk of how everything and everyone is against him, almost in total despair and then he ends by expressing an understanding of how God will take care of all.

I take great comfort in knowing that there are others like me. One moment wondering where God is and the next declaring his greatness. One moment feeling as if I'm totally worthless and the next realizing that I am safe in God's hands. One moment being immersed in doubt and the next swimming in God's goodness. It's the human condition.

Romans 8:38-39 - For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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