Dear Child of Mine,
I am certain I’ll want to shield you from the pain of this world, this temporary dwelling place we are born into which offers us the opportunity to seek God, find him, cleave to him. While we wait for his final Advent, his Kingdom come, we pray.
We pray in the peaceful times, thanking him for rest and reprieve.
We pray in the joyous times, honoring him with our excitement.
We pray in the troubled times, asking for our eyes to be open to his hand at work.
We pray out of anguish, sorrow, pain, regret, anger.
God can handle it. He wants you to give him all of you, wherever you are.
I am aching for our friends, Wayne and Lisa, who are enduring very scary times as they seek a diagnosis for the masses in Wayne’s abdomen. I can’t believe my friends, such young, vibrant, wonderful followers of Christ, are facing this trial.
Having read Lisa’s blog post describing the gut wrenching sobs she can’t seem to control, the guttural anguish that hasn’t allowed her to see God’s peace, I sought Scripture for answers. She is not failing or lacking in faith because of the deep emotions that are welling up in her. Neither will you be failing God, dear child, in times of crisis. Cry out to Jesus.
Psalm 55:1-2, 4-5
Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;
hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught…
My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalm 6:2-4
Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint;
heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
My soul is in deep anguish.
How long, Lord, how long?
Turn, Lord, and deliver me;
save me because of your unfailing love.
Psalm 31:7
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul.
