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# On Praying Psalm 130
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/on-praying-psalm-130/
- Published: 2026-03-13T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T14:32:29.000Z
- Description: A pastoral poem reflecting on Psalm 130 and the despair that can so easily ensnare us all
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Joel Kurz, Poetry

How many wind up  
spitting at the rising sun  
because to them  
it doesn’t mean hope  
but just another day to dread  
the known and unknown,  
the lingering of the beleaguering,  
or simply the callousness of indifference?

Thinking of them and the depths  
from which they cry  
or the horrors they deny,  
I pray the psalmist’s plea  
for the ending of their waiting,  
of their suffering, of their grieving,  
and yes, their numbness, too.  
I pray for hope to break through  
with earth-shaking change,  
clearer than day.