OUR FATHER WHO, IN THE FACE OF DESPAIR, IS OUR ONLY TRUE HOPE

Psalm 102 verse 8  ( x 101 verse 14 ) says this;

I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

The psalmist here is writing about being in great distress and under duress. Because he has been rejected by his people, he compares himself to  an owl that has been relegated to the ruins.

His enemies surround him and taunt him as he  suffers from physical pain that feels like fire burning him.

He can feel his life draining away and his strength fading but he retains his hope in the fact the Lord his God is eternal as he says in Psalm 102 verses 25 - 27;

In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.

Amen.