David compares this seeking to thirsting when you long for replenishment. Weary. No water. Suddenly, all other priorities fall subservient to your thirst.

Whether you are a person of high or low stature, humbly recognize that you are at best a delusion and at worst a breath. That’s humbling.

...loss hit me, and my heart fainted. To be instantly in need, gives birth to cries to God.

In the midst of loss, you feel as if you’ve been plundered. You need a hiding place.

Pain recurs and crashes like waves. It pursues you like a howling dog roaming a city at night.

Unequal scales are never good. Wrong-doing or ill-treatment is worse when perpetrated by people in authority.

We are steadfast only because his steadfast love is impenetrable and extends to the heavens. Unending. His faithfulness to us is inexhaustible.

If you’ve experienced loss in any form, you know your trust will be tested by your painful circumstances.

Christians are often accused of needing a crutch. Absolutely! In essence, believers recognize their own helpless condition.

When I was thrust into loss, I found myself at times simply saying the names of God.