Fr. Mike Schmitz

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy. And I will praise you with the lyre, O God my God. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my Savior and my God.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy. And I will praise you with the lyre, O God my God. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my Savior and my God.

And there is no reason when you are with us, when you are near us, for our souls to be cast down. Yes, Lord God, we experience grief. We experience suffering. We experience loss in this life and in this world. And so our hearts can be broken. But... In all things, we can still have joy. We can still have this abiding and pervasive sense of well-being because we know who you are.

And there is no reason when you are with us, when you are near us, for our souls to be cast down. Yes, Lord God, we experience grief. We experience suffering. We experience loss in this life and in this world. And so our hearts can be broken. But... In all things, we can still have joy. We can still have this abiding and pervasive sense of well-being because we know who you are.

And there is no reason when you are with us, when you are near us, for our souls to be cast down. Yes, Lord God, we experience grief. We experience suffering. We experience loss in this life and in this world. And so our hearts can be broken. But... In all things, we can still have joy. We can still have this abiding and pervasive sense of well-being because we know who you are.

We know your character. We know your heart. We know your steadfast love for us. Because of that, Lord God, we can have that abiding and pervasive sense of well-being. We can have joy in all circumstances that even when our hearts are broken, even when our souls are tormented, even when our bodies are wracked with pain and grief,

We know your character. We know your heart. We know your steadfast love for us. Because of that, Lord God, we can have that abiding and pervasive sense of well-being. We can have joy in all circumstances that even when our hearts are broken, even when our souls are tormented, even when our bodies are wracked with pain and grief,

We know your character. We know your heart. We know your steadfast love for us. Because of that, Lord God, we can have that abiding and pervasive sense of well-being. We can have joy in all circumstances that even when our hearts are broken, even when our souls are tormented, even when our bodies are wracked with pain and grief,

that we do not have to be cast down because you are with us and you are for us. And if you are for us, who can be against us? We give you praise, Lord God. So thank you, thank you. Help us, bolster us up. I mean, strengthen us, Lord God, especially when the grief gets too big, when the suffering gets to become too much, when this day is overwhelming.

that we do not have to be cast down because you are with us and you are for us. And if you are for us, who can be against us? We give you praise, Lord God. So thank you, thank you. Help us, bolster us up. I mean, strengthen us, Lord God, especially when the grief gets too big, when the suffering gets to become too much, when this day is overwhelming.

that we do not have to be cast down because you are with us and you are for us. And if you are for us, who can be against us? We give you praise, Lord God. So thank you, thank you. Help us, bolster us up. I mean, strengthen us, Lord God, especially when the grief gets too big, when the suffering gets to become too much, when this day is overwhelming.

strengthen us and help us take one step forward. Help us take the next good step. In Jesus' name, we pray. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Okay, so here we are taking this turn, right? We're going 1 Kings chapter 1 and 2 Chronicles chapter 2. Now, keep this in mind is that originally Kings and Chronicles were one book.

strengthen us and help us take one step forward. Help us take the next good step. In Jesus' name, we pray. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Okay, so here we are taking this turn, right? We're going 1 Kings chapter 1 and 2 Chronicles chapter 2. Now, keep this in mind is that originally Kings and Chronicles were one book.

strengthen us and help us take one step forward. Help us take the next good step. In Jesus' name, we pray. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Okay, so here we are taking this turn, right? We're going 1 Kings chapter 1 and 2 Chronicles chapter 2. Now, keep this in mind is that originally Kings and Chronicles were one book.

We already mentioned this, I think, at the beginning of Samuel and talking about Chronicles. is that Samuel is all one book, Chronicles is all one book, Kings is all one book, but they're very long books. It would be impractical, apparently, to have that one massively long scroll. And so they divided them into 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles.

We already mentioned this, I think, at the beginning of Samuel and talking about Chronicles. is that Samuel is all one book, Chronicles is all one book, Kings is all one book, but they're very long books. It would be impractical, apparently, to have that one massively long scroll. And so they divided them into 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles.

We already mentioned this, I think, at the beginning of Samuel and talking about Chronicles. is that Samuel is all one book, Chronicles is all one book, Kings is all one book, but they're very long books. It would be impractical, apparently, to have that one massively long scroll. And so they divided them into 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles.

And so here we are starting in 1 Kings, which indicates a transition. As we mentioned, the last couple days at the end of 2 Samuel, we're getting to the end of David's life. Remember, he had to be taken off of the field of battle because not only was he being targeted as the king, he was also weak as the aged king. And so he had to be brought off of the field of battle.

And so here we are starting in 1 Kings, which indicates a transition. As we mentioned, the last couple days at the end of 2 Samuel, we're getting to the end of David's life. Remember, he had to be taken off of the field of battle because not only was he being targeted as the king, he was also weak as the aged king. And so he had to be brought off of the field of battle.

And so here we are starting in 1 Kings, which indicates a transition. As we mentioned, the last couple days at the end of 2 Samuel, we're getting to the end of David's life. Remember, he had to be taken off of the field of battle because not only was he being targeted as the king, he was also weak as the aged king. And so he had to be brought off of the field of battle.