I just opened my Catholic book of the Liturgy of the Hours to today's daily prayer, and in it were presented Psalms 13 and 14, which were of great comfort to me this afternoon.

I am still praying for healthy, gainful employment after spending the last 15 years as a caregiver to my dad before he passed on peacefully last year.

I have an engineering degree but have been out of the "regular" workforce for quite some time.

After about a year of good rest that I truly needed from the caregiving duties, I am ready to move on to the next chapter in my life.

I've been working and praying on this for a month and a half and found these Psalms that I read today to be very consoling to me at the moment.

I hope they are to you too.

PSALM 13

I trust in your merciful love

1 For the choirmaster   Of David

2 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me for ever? How long will you hide your face from me?

3 How long must I bear grief in my soul, have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy prevail over me?

4 Look, answer me, LORD, my God! Give light to my eyes, or I shall fall asleep in death; 

5 and my enemy will say, ‘I have overcome him;’ and my foes rejoice when they see me fall. 

6 As for me, I trust in your merciful love. Let my heart rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD who has been generous to me. I will sing psalms to the name of the LORD Most High.

PSALM 14

My refuge is the LORD

1 It is the fool who says in the heart, ‘There is no God.’ Their deeds are corrupt, depraved; no one does any good.

2 From heaven the LORD looks down on the human race, to see if any are wise, if any seek God. 

3 All have gone astray, [→ Rm 3:10–12] depraved, every one; no one does any good; no, not even one. 

4 Do none of the evil-doers understand? They eat up my people as if eating bread; and do not call on the LORD. 

5 There they shall tremble with fear, for God is with the righteous generation. 

6 You may mock the plans of the poor, but their refuge is the LORD. 

7 Who will bring Israel salvation from Zion? When the LORD brings about the return of his people, then Jacob will be glad, and Israel will rejoice.