About this episode

This episode discusses the feelings of spiritual distance from God and how Psalm 42 addresses those struggles.

Have you ever gone through a time when God seemed far away? You still believe. You still pray. You still gather with the people of Messiah’s community. Yet God doesn’t seem to be as close as He used to be. Your prayers aren’t answered. You are discouraged. If so, Psalm 42 was written for you. […] Source

Topics covered

• spiritual distance
• faith
• prayer
• discouragement
• community

Keywords

• God
• prayer
• discouragement
• faith
• Psalm 42

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 42

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