Ash Wednesday · Stilling Waves Bible

Psalm 51

Read Psalm 51 slowly, once or twice. Then sit with this:

After Nathan's visit, David hid nothing. Bring God the thing you would rather not name, and ask not only for pardon but for a new heart and restored joy.

Three questions for the group

1. Read Psalm 51 aloud, slowly. Which word or phrase stays with you?
2. What inward place have you kept closed, even from yourself?
3. What praise have you not been able to voice?

Questions 2 and 3 are personal: share only what you want to share.

Close with a minute of silence, then pray in your own words.

Print this handout This week's chapter

Handout 58 is always Psalm 51: the numbers never change. For another chapter, see all the readings.