Psalm 13 and The Dark Night Of The Soul

Who of us hasn’t gone through the dark night of the soul? In such times we search for answers, for hope and for meaning in our lives. 3000 years ago, David, King of Israel, was going through one such dark night. He wrote:

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?

How long will you hide your face from me?

How long must I wrestle with my thoughts

and day after day have sorrow in my heart?

How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, Lord my God.

Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,

and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”

and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

But I trust in your unfailing love;

my heart rejoices in your salvation.

I will sing the Lord’s praise,

for he has been good to me.

Listen as my good friend Frederick White elaborates on the meaning of this psalm. His words will help lift you from the dark places. Or listen to the words of C.S. Lewis, who brought light to the darkness as the German’s attacked Britain during the Second World War. Just click on the radio dial to tune in.