The Unchanging One

My first attempt at writing a praise psalm

Last week, I listened to a podcast in which Alisa Childers interviewed author Jean E. Jones about her Bible study Finding Hope in the Psalms. It’s a women’s study, so needless to say, I won’t be buying the book 🤣, but her idea of writing your own psalms intrigued me.

Jones talks about writing psalms of praise, lament, and wisdom, and she explains about how writing your prayers in the form of psalms can help revitalize your prayer life.

Now, the psalms we write don’t carry the level of canonicity or authority of the scriptures, but they can be a powerful way to turn your prayers into creative expressions. Here’s my first one.

The Unchanging One

God, You are unchanging

You are always good

You are always righteous

You are always perfect

The world tries to deny You and wants to shut down those who love You

But You won’t change or shrink back

Because Your goodness never changes

It never relents or recedes

Your glory will never fade or weaken

Your righteousness will never fall to the whims of fashion

Your love for me never changes either

You saved me in spite of my sin

And You chose me for Your purposes

For this I will ever praise Your name

You alone will receive my worship and honor

I will remain in awe of Your unchanging glory

For You are the Unchanging One

That’s just my initial attempt. Hopefully I’ll get better at it as I write more of them.

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