Vatican City, Jan 25, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Today, in his general audience at the Vatican, the Holy Father spoke on the subject of "thanksgiving" basing his thoughts on Psalm 114.
The psalmist, John Paul II affirmed, "expresses loving recognition to the Lord, after his intense supplications were answered; 'I love the Lord because He has heard my voice and my supplications. Because He inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.'”
“This declaration of love”, the Pope said, “is immediately followed by a vivid description of the mortal danger that had been menacing the psalmist's life."
"From that tragic abyss," he continued, "a cry arose towards the only One who can extend a hand and lift the anguished psalmist from that inextricable turmoil; 'O Lord. I beseech you, save my life!'"