Dear God,
we come to you
in a time of trouble.
Sometimes we want to close our eyes,
un-see and un-hear everything.
“Say it ain’t so,” keeps ringing
within,
sometimes expressed aloud.
But it is so.
We are hurting.
The world is filled with trouble
that we can no longer
ignore
and so we come to you in
a time of trouble,
asking you for strength for
us, for our families,
for others
and especially for your people
persecuted in distant lands.
It is so,
this time of trouble.
Would we could wish it away,
pray it away like a magic wand
but we can’t for
people do not seek you
or the life and love that you offer,
will not surrender to you.
They turn from you
into themselves,
doubling down on the evil within
expressed outside.
Love is distorted and ultimately lost.
Help us, dear Lord.
Show us how to live
in this time of trouble.
Remember to seek God and keep calm and pray for wisdom, strength, and life:
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