PSALM 22 – Trust in Pursuit of Purpose For a leader, seeking enduring inspiration and guidance, when guiding-light fades like the eastern star at dawn, a song for you, dear one. אֵלִ֣י אֵ֭לִי לָמָ֣ה עֲזַבְתָּ֑נִי רָח֥וֹק מִֽ֝ישׁוּעָתִ֗י דִּבְרֵ֥י שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃ My God, God, my why eludes me! Abandoned by connection and purpose, the words linger but their meaning is mute. אֱ‍ֽלֹקי אֶקְרָ֣א י֭וֹמָם וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֶ֑ה וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה וְֽלֹא־דֽוּמִיָּ֥ה לִֽי׃ Source of my calling, are my

Shhh. Listen. Ahhh, yes. You are just, right now come still closer to hear the melody. Lend your ear to this barely audible prayer, from heart to heart that we may bypass these fallible self-serving lips and their words, wayward and hedged. In your presence, the need to speak and sentence flees. You see the right through me, truly probing my heart-and-mind, prompting me to revisit each day in the cool, quiet clarity of the night. Help me, friend, reseal the bonds between