I love the Psalms of David. I made up a psalm of my own…..
It’s been a rough old couple of weeks. Some highs. Quite a few lows.
To be honest, I’ve seen an awful lot of bitching and backbiting going on and a fair bit of bullying. I’ve been on the receiving end of some of the bullying. Thankfully (for me not them) nowhere near as much as some other people. No idea about the bitching (I wouldn’t be there to hear it) but I expect I’ve been on the receiving end of some of that too.
It’s soul-destroying being bullied. The whole not being able to stand for yourself thing. And having to mask your emotions and natural responses. And then the self-conscious thing afterwards. Feeling like every clumsy move is being chalked up on your record.
And it’s hard watching other people get bullied and not being able to do anything about it. Being encouraged to join in the bitching about how badly other people are performing. I haven’t though.
Anyway, that’s been some of my week. Those experiences and this post on ASBO (well the comments about how David asks for the ruin of his enemies) inspired me to write a psalm of my own. A bit tongue-in-cheek. Mostly therapeutic. Strangely, it really did put things in perspective (not sure I would be saying that if I didn’t only have 6 shifts to go on my placement). And me and God shared a laugh!
Wow, I know of someone who would have been very pleased to read your Psalm, as am I.
Very thought provoking..
Not many shifts left now..
Yeah I bet he would’ve liked to read it.
It’s the kind of thing I imagine he might’ve done himself on a bad day.
Just about to start shift 1 of the last 6.
Phew!
Hey Laine,
Hope all is going well, liking the pslm – made me smile and made me think
see you soon