November 25, 2022

In the immortal words of Joe Walsh from his 1978 “Life’s Been Good” – “I can’t complain but sometimes I still do.”

Hope you were able to thank God for His gifts yesterday. Sometimes, though, we have to register our complaints to Him.  Not a problem for God; He can take all you’ve got and more.

The psalms are a master class in complaint to God.  “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.” (Psalm 69: 1-3)

Maybe your complaints are more entry level than the psalmist, but everybody’s got some. It’s best to be real with God.

“O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.” (The Collect at the Prayers – BCP)