Hey everyone, I'm Dr. Allison.

Today's scripture offers us a wiser way of being human as we step into the day.

Even if your weekend included some rest, and for many of us it didn't, the beginning of a new week can still feel heavy.

We often arrive here already carrying weight, mental weight,

emotional weight, responsibilities both unspoken and spoken. Before the day has fully begun,

our minds may already be rehearsing conversations, anticipating demands, or scanning for what might go

wrong. Scripture doesn't shame that impulse, but it does offer us a different posture,

one that doesn't require us to carry everything alone. Today's reading is Psalm 62-5-8.

Yes, my soul, find rest in God. My hope comes from Him. Truly, he is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress. I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor depend on God. He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times,

you people, pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

Let's hear that one more time. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.

This Psalm isn't a call to emotional restraint. It's an invitation to emotional honesty. The phrase,

pour out your heart isn't neat or contained. It assumes fullness. It assumes there is something

inside you that cannot be managed quietly, forever, or even for today. Scripture does not ask you

to edit your inner life before coming to God. It assumes

you come as you are full, weighted, and human. From a psychological perspective, this is so

important. When emotional weight goes unexpressed, it doesn't disappear. It settles into the

body. It shows up as tension, fatigue,

irritability, or a vague sense of pressure that's hard to name. Many of us have learned early that

holding it together was safer than letting things spill out. That staying composed kept us

connected or acceptable, but over time self-management becomes exhausting.

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