Father God,
Today I am wrestling with Your allowance of things which don't make sense. I have friends who are mourning and facing situations they can't begin to understand on their own. They want to believe You know best, but the reality they encounter is beyond difficult for them. It would be hypocritical and fake to pretend they don't find themselves weary and at their wits' end. One lady last week told me she hasn't had a real friend in over five years; she's setting out soon on a new adventure in the hope she can forget all about this gray season she has been surrounded by. There's a lot of achy hearts.
Lord, provide for us what we cannot provide on our own. Be a refuge even while we may not comprehend how badly we need one.
Help us.
Sustain us.
Guide us.
Remind us You are the friend of sinners and healer of the broken.
Give faith where faith is dim and dying.
Plant seeds of hope where seeds of hope have never been planted before.
Show Yourself strong in the midst of weakness.
Help believing people to pray on behalf of others who don't know what to pray for themselves.
Meet the desperate in the middle of their desperation.
Work out supernaturally that which we cannot make heads or tails of naturally.
Enable us to be strong in our witness knowing there is so much more to life than what can begin to unwrap or unfold.
Thank You for love which surpasses knowledge.
Thank You for grace which does not leave us to our own devices.
