When the Battle Drains and the Banner Stands
Today’s reading from Psalm 60 came like a whispered reassurance from God, piercing through the noise of uncertainty and the ache of weariness. In this psalm, David is at war—battles rage around him, and he’s not blind to the weight of the fight. What stood out to me was how deeply honest David is about his situation. He names the pain, the turmoil, and even points out that it is the Lord who has allowed these things. “You have rejected us… You have broken our defenses… You have made us see hard things.” There’s something so raw and yet so comforting in the way David speaks to God. He doesn’t mask his emotions. He names them, and then—in the very next breath—he turns them into prayer. After acknowledging the chaos, he prays, “O restore us… Repair its breaches.” His laments are always threaded with longing for God’s intervention. And then, in the middle of the psalm, comes a turning point. David, in all his anguish, utters a declaration of hope: “You have set up a banner for those who fe...