A prayer this Thanksgiving

I woke up and read Psalms 28 this morning, imagine my surprise to read that a prominent politician tried to quote it this morning as well.  I'm not surprised that they got it wrong. Our country is short on real leadership, days like today prove that. In 2020 we really need to take time, and fast, pray, and reflect not on what we lost, by what we have left. In fact we really shouldn't be feasting this year, not after losing so many fellow citizens, jobs, and basic freedoms like meeting together in church. As a nation the leadership we needed was a call not to celebrate, but mourn and ask for forgiveness. We've been though a lot this year, it's ok to reflect on that. Everyday is not guaranteed to be better than the previous. 

 Psalm 28:1–9 (NIV): 

1 To you, Lord, I call; 

you are my Rock, 

do not turn a deaf ear to me. 

For if you remain silent, 

I will be like those who go down to the pit. 

2 Hear my cry for mercy 

as I call to you for help, 

as I lift up my hands 

toward your Most Holy Place. 

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, 

with those who do evil, 

who speak cordially with their neighbors 

but harbor malice in their hearts. 

4 Repay them for their deeds 

and for their evil work; 

repay them for what their hands have done 

and bring back on them what they deserve. 

5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord 

and what his hands have done, 

he will tear them down 

and never build them up again. 

6 Praise be to the Lord, 

for he has heard my cry for mercy. 

7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; 

my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. 

My heart leaps for joy, 

and with my song I praise him. 

8 The Lord is the strength of his people, 

a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. 

9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; 

be their shepherd and carry them forever. 

Jason @BeardedOverland www.pioneeringaz.blogspot.com