Psalm Meditation 1354 ¶Trinity Sunday ¶June 2, 2026 ¶Psalm 88 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2088&version=NRSVUE ¶Recently, I was introduced to a concept called Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. It happens when someone takes any comment or action as a sign of rejection from the person who made the remark. The rejection may or may not be real, however that does not alter the reaction of the person with RSD. Since the person feels rejected, they are not likely to ask if they really have been rejected by the person, and if there is a reason. They simply walk away knowing that this particular relationship has ended. ¶The psalmist feels as if God has been the one doing the rejection, since things are not going as the psalmist had expected. In a display of courage, the psalmist goes to God for clarification on the relationship. ‘Are you out to get me, God, or have I misread your unwillingness to get me out of this set of circumstances that has me beaten down?’ The psalmist feels rejected and abandoned by God and by all the people one can usually depend on for help and support. In desperation, the psalmist turns to the one whose promised include never abandoning us. ¶Though the psalm ends on the same note of rejection and abandonment with which it began, it also begins and ends addressed to God. ‘Even if you have rejected me, I have no one to turn to and I depend on your promise not to leave us or forsake us.’ The psalm does seem to be one of the most depressing psalms in the whole book, however, it is addressed to God. The relationship the psalmist has with God is strong enough to turn to God in a time of deep need. ¶May 25, 2026 ¶LCM