August 4 Healing and Hope for Crises of Faith For some, it is a particularly difficult loss that leads to doubt that God exists, or that God cares. The Psalms, which include some of the highest praise for God ever written, also contain the most dismal laments, spoken by one who feels abandoned by God. For others, human weakness is what hurts their relationship with God. One careless day without prayer can become several days, several days become a week, weeks become months . . . eventually, we realize that we have drifted from God. Because we believe that we are all one body, and because we know that each of us stumbles at one time or another, we pray for each other and for ourselves. We pray for the healing of spiritual afflictions, and for grace, that when we feel far from God, we find our way back. Prayer I pray to You, Lord, for those in search of You. I hunger and thirst for You; let me come to know that You are with me. I am aware of You, but at times I feel distant. I feel an emptiness that nothing else can fill. Draw me to You. Let me hear Your messengers who bring me the Good News of salvation. Open my heart to accept this love. Open my ears to hear Your word. Open my eyes to see You in the world. Let Your love fill my yearning. Let Your presence heal my wounds and give me hope. Amen.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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