Fr. Mike Schmitz

Therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts. All your waves and your billows have gone over me. By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. I say to God, my rock, why have you forgotten me?

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me while they say to me continually, where is your God? Why are you cast down on my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God.

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me while they say to me continually, where is your God? Why are you cast down on my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God.

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with a deadly wound in my body, my adversaries taunt me while they say to me continually, where is your God? Why are you cast down on my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God.

We do give you praise in all things. And God, thank you so much for Psalm 42. We are reminded that we can ask the question, God, where are you? And actually, we're not only reminded that we have the question, where are you? We get so often assaulted by that question. Where's your God? If you believe in him and if he's there for you, if he loves you, then point him out to me. Where is he?

We do give you praise in all things. And God, thank you so much for Psalm 42. We are reminded that we can ask the question, God, where are you? And actually, we're not only reminded that we have the question, where are you? We get so often assaulted by that question. Where's your God? If you believe in him and if he's there for you, if he loves you, then point him out to me. Where is he?

We do give you praise in all things. And God, thank you so much for Psalm 42. We are reminded that we can ask the question, God, where are you? And actually, we're not only reminded that we have the question, where are you? We get so often assaulted by that question. Where's your God? If you believe in him and if he's there for you, if he loves you, then point him out to me. Where is he?

Our God, in those moments, we might be our own accuser. The evil one might be the accuser or those around us might be the accuser.

Our God, in those moments, we might be our own accuser. The evil one might be the accuser or those around us might be the accuser.

Our God, in those moments, we might be our own accuser. The evil one might be the accuser or those around us might be the accuser.

that ask that question and yet in this moment lord we know where you are you are with us who you're for you're for us and you're beside us at all times lord god we give you praise and we thank you and we make that declaration of faith that declaration of faith that is even when it is hard for us to know where you are hard for us to sense your presence We have faith.

that ask that question and yet in this moment lord we know where you are you are with us who you're for you're for us and you're beside us at all times lord god we give you praise and we thank you and we make that declaration of faith that declaration of faith that is even when it is hard for us to know where you are hard for us to sense your presence We have faith.

that ask that question and yet in this moment lord we know where you are you are with us who you're for you're for us and you're beside us at all times lord god we give you praise and we thank you and we make that declaration of faith that declaration of faith that is even when it is hard for us to know where you are hard for us to sense your presence We have faith.

We have faith that you are faithful to your promises and you have said you will be with us forever. You are with us at all times. Without you, we can do nothing. And so with you, we can do all things. Father, keep us close to you. and never let us be parted from you. In Jesus' name we pray, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. So a couple things to highlight.

We have faith that you are faithful to your promises and you have said you will be with us forever. You are with us at all times. Without you, we can do nothing. And so with you, we can do all things. Father, keep us close to you. and never let us be parted from you. In Jesus' name we pray, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. So a couple things to highlight.

We have faith that you are faithful to your promises and you have said you will be with us forever. You are with us at all times. Without you, we can do nothing. And so with you, we can do all things. Father, keep us close to you. and never let us be parted from you. In Jesus' name we pray, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen. So a couple things to highlight.

Ah, gosh, okay, let's go in reverse because I think it's gonna be fun to go in reverse. When I say reverse, I mean from 1 Chronicles 28. 1 Chronicles 28 is here's David handing the reins over to Solomon. Remember that Samuel and Chronicles are telling two different stories, right? They're telling the story as it happens. That's Samuel. Here's the story of history as it's unfolding.

Ah, gosh, okay, let's go in reverse because I think it's gonna be fun to go in reverse. When I say reverse, I mean from 1 Chronicles 28. 1 Chronicles 28 is here's David handing the reins over to Solomon. Remember that Samuel and Chronicles are telling two different stories, right? They're telling the story as it happens. That's Samuel. Here's the story of history as it's unfolding.

Ah, gosh, okay, let's go in reverse because I think it's gonna be fun to go in reverse. When I say reverse, I mean from 1 Chronicles 28. 1 Chronicles 28 is here's David handing the reins over to Solomon. Remember that Samuel and Chronicles are telling two different stories, right? They're telling the story as it happens. That's Samuel. Here's the story of history as it's unfolding.

And here's Chronicles that's looking back not only on the life of David and life of Solomon, but knowing all of the corruption that's gonna happen when Kings starts. He knows all the corruption, all the division, all the exile that's gonna happen after Kings starts. And here is in 1 Chronicles 28,