{"id":8389,"date":"2022-07-11T02:21:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T02:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=8389"},"modified":"2022-07-11T02:21:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T02:21:30","slug":"the-psalm-to-recite-through-adversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2022\/07\/the-psalm-to-recite-through-adversity.html","title":{"rendered":"The Psalm to Recite Through Adversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I miss my uncle the priest, especially throughout these past few years of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to the daily email sermons I receive from a Catholic priest I call &#8216;Father Hope.&#8217; I used to be involved in a bible study with him. His spiritual wisdom is some of the best I have received. In particular, a Psalm he recently mentioned he routinely says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/374\/2022\/07\/pexels-pixabay-208425-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8440 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/374\/2022\/07\/pexels-pixabay-208425-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>I discovered &#8216;Father Hope&#8217; majored in journalism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No wonder I\u00a0 listen intently to every word.<\/strong> I&#8217;m a devout Catholic but I&#8217;ve been known to be distracted by a sermon or two. It&#8217;s not always easy to stay focused at church despite our best intentions. Father Hope&#8217;s love of the literary enables him to weave personal stories seamlessly with the bible. It&#8217;s not the average sermon. You rarely forget his words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even better, his daily sermons are short and sweet.<\/strong> Making them even more memorable. They pack a punch.<\/p>\n<p>Father Hope is relatable. Even priests have struggles. It&#8217;s not something we typically reflect on because they are usually there to hear and absorb our own worries. I like the fact he shares his own reflections and mysteries of faith. His own frustrations in life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On this particular day, Father Hope says to remember the words of Psalm 90:15.<\/strong> He says he often repeats them himself. &#8220;Lord give me joy to balance my affliction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I looked up Psalm 90 while writing this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Father Hope&#8217;s words are a translation of the literal.<\/strong> It&#8217;s the same message. He just made it more easily digestible. A simple and easy reminder we all have struggles we balance against our joy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@ColleenOrme\">On Medium @ColleenOrme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colleenorme\/\"><strong>Follow me on Instagram @colleenorme\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colleensheehyorme\/\"><strong>Facebook @Colleen Orme National Columnist<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#WomanResurrected<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: Colleen.Sheehy.Orme@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Photo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/selective-focus-photo-of-brown-and-silver-rosary-208425\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I miss my uncle the priest, especially throughout these past few years of adversity. I look forward to the daily email sermons I receive from a Catholic priest I call &#8216;Father Hope.&#8217; I used to be involved in a bible study with him. 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