Lord, God of my salvation,I cry out before you day and night.May my prayer reach your presence;listen to my cry.For I have had enough troubles,and my life is near Sheol.I am counted among those going down to the Pit.I am like a man without strength,abandoned among the dead.I am like the slain lying in the …
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A Prayer for Those Afflicted with Mental Illness
Mental illness, depression, anxiety, and similar afflictions affect all of us. Either we suffer from them or someone we know does. Maybe both. Especially in these days of COVID and other forms of uncertainty and instability, there has been a significant rise of those struggling with mental health issues, including young children. My family is …
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“Out of the depths”
I remember the moment all too well. It was the winter of 2007, and my mother-in-law had come to take our daughter, Ella (then not yet 3 years old), away for a visit to her place. The look in Ella’s eyes broke my heart. On her face I saw sadness and incomprehension, the look of …
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