± The homeless person living in a tent returning to find it, and most of its contents, gone.
± The mentally ill person, finally housed, but now captive within the four walls that should be home, support group and the company of peers gone, but is merely their unpadded cell.
± The 'worked since school' person who, by way of critical illness has seen their life effectively end. No longer able to work, no longer able to live as they were.
± The family and friends of the person who, despite 'suicide watch', took their life. The pain of loss, the feelings of inadequacy, the questions - who is to blame?
Monday done (00:45 Tuesday) and the list above is but five of the challenges presented to God!
At first glance these few, for few they are, people call out to one perhaps unknown and unwanted. If only God could act, could reach out and touch them they cry.
Well He did, and does and will do the same again today and every day - so as you sit and read this take a moment to pray for those you know of with needs, for those whose lives are changed by loss of job, by debt, illness (mental and physical) and by the actions of others. Pray that God will comfort those who mourn and touch (through us?) those who hurt; Add them to His list assured that they will be heard and answered.
Almighty God,give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Bless you and Praise Him.
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