In the Fourth Week of Lent, Psalms 99 through 102

Probably because I memorized Psalm 100 in Sunday School, I thought all psalms should be like this one. Reading through the psalms, they certainly are not tilted towards the exuberance found in Psalm 100. Reading to this point in the psalter lead me to wonder, how can so many psalms be devoted to the fear and struggle of life? In Sunday School it is appropriate to learn that all the earth worships that Lord and that 'his steadfast love endures forever.' Most likely it is not until later in life that we learn that all the earth struggles. That lesson may not come to us until it is our own struggle that grabs hold of our feet and we feel we cannot break free no matter how hard we try to run. Reading through the psalms I experienced in a comforting way that wrestling with life and wrestling with God is sanctified in our prayers, our pleas, and our worship.