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9/24/2020 – Day 123 – Psalms 51 – 53 – A Prayer of Repentence

“The root of joy is gratefulness … It is not joy that makes grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” David Steindl-Rast

51: 7: “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”

“Direct my thoughts, words, and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate Blood of the Lamb, and purge my heart by the Holy Spirit… Daily frame me more and more into the likeness of Thy Son Jesus Christ.” George Washington , in his prayer book.

51: 10-11: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take your Holy Spirit from me.”