And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. – Psalm 39:7

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Blaise Pascal was a seventeenth-century French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer, and Catholic theologian. He has been credited with saying, “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every person, and it can never be filled by any created thing. It can only be filled by God, made known through Jesus Christ.” However, researchers have searched his papers for that quote and have not found it. 

A quote they did discover was even more profound: “What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace?“

“This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself.”

Psalm 39, where today’s verse is found, was written when David was experiencing deep sorrow, probably from the death of his son. While he despaired over the brevity of life, he reminded himself of his hope in God. He knew the abyss that was his life at that moment could be endured because he knew the Lord.

Ask the Lord to reveal anything you used to comfort yourself rather than turning to Him. There is a deep spiritual need in the U.S. today for people to discover and know God’s true identity. Intercede for Americans to look to Christ Jesus for the hope and comfort that can transform their lives. Pray for those in government to seek and find a relationship with the Savior.