5700 Rudnick Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (818) 346-6968 Home > Resources > Prayer Resources > O Taste and See That the Lord is Good PRAYER RESOURCES   O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD Maxie Dunnam (Psalm 34:4-8) I sought the LORD, and he answered me,   And delivered me from all my fears.   Look to him, and be radiant;   So your faces shall never be ashamed.   This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,   And was saved from every trouble.   The angel of the LORD encamps   Around those who fear him, and delivers them.   O taste and see that the LORD is good.   Take time to spend five minutes in silence thinking about that one phase: “O taste and see that the Lord is good.” Don’t argue in your mind about whether you would express this thought in the same way; just get at the thought itself. Let it tumble around and say to you what it has to say. As you begin your silence now, repeat the phase five times as follows (emphasize word(s) underlined in each statement):   O taste and see that the Lord is good!   O taste and see that the Lord is good!   O taste and see that the Lord is good!   O taste and see that the Lord is good!   O taste and see that the Lord is good!   In prayer, we begin with God and end with God. The God to whom we pray is good! This great and unique assertion of the Christian faith is a primary foundation upon which we build our life of prayer. We know that God’s goodness in giving us life and our world has been misused for evil purposes. We often experience much that is not good. Yet God always offers us the good in all circumstances. This is exactly what Jesus said in some of His boldest words about prayer: “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father… give good things to those who ask him!” (Matt. 7:11)   The God to whom we pray is good.   Kathryn Reasoner   Director of Discipleship