July 15th, 2025

Meditation: The Sound of My Pleadings: Calling and Confidence
Beloved,
Come in. Take a breath. Let your shoulders release some of what the world has been weighing down.
Today we sit with the Psalmist’s cry:
“To you, O LORD, I call…”
And the deep assurance:
“Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the sound of my pleadings.”
There’s something sacred in the rawness of calling out to God—not with polished words, not with everything neatly in order, but just with the fullness of your soul. Sometimes we cry out in pain. Sometimes in protest. Sometimes in joy, in confusion, in silence, or even in exhaustion. The beauty of this Psalm is that it reminds us: whatever moves us to call on the Holy, that call is heard.
The writer of this psalm doesn’t wait for everything to feel right before calling on the Lord. They just… do it. They trust in the relationship. They trust that when you reach out to God—even if your voice is cracking or your spirit is uncertain—God listens. Not passively, but lovingly. Tenderly. Attentively.
“He has heard the sound of my pleadings.”
Not just the words, but the sound of them. The tone. The tremble. The sigh. Even the silence between syllables. God hears all of it. Every breath of your longing. Every whisper of your need. Every rhythm of your gratitude. You are heard.
So whatever has brought you here today—whatever is sitting on your heart, stirring in your chest, or hiding behind your smile—I invite you to lean into this holy truth:
Your call to the Lord is never in vain. Your prayer is never dismissed. Heaven bends to listen.
So take a moment now to breathe… to feel the Spirit drawing near… and to remember:
Have faith—not just that God can hear you—but that God has.
"If the Holy One has already leaned in to the sound of your soul’s cry—what longing, what hope, what truth do you dare place in God’s hands today?"

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