Day 7--Our Father

'Yahweh is near to the broken-hearted, he helps those whose spirit is crushed.

Though hardships without number beset the upright, Yahweh brings rescue from them all.'

PSALM 34:18-19

How is your heart? What ails you? Do you feel abandoned, lonely, forgotten? Are you sad, bitter, anxious?

Let me remind you of something: Emmanuel.

Emmanuel is one of the names we use for Jesus, and it means God is with us. So if you are struggling, if you are grieving or suffering, remember: God is with you. Are you broken-hearted? God is with you. Is your spirit crushed? God is with you. Is life getting too hard? God is with you.

Take your sorrows to Him. He will give you rest.

Pray like He showed us:

Our Father who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy name,

thy kingdom come, thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven,

give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us,

and lead us not into temptation'

but deliver us from evil.